After hearing that John was in an accident, Ash drove as fast as he could to the hospital to await his friend's status. When he arrived at the hospital and went in, Ash saw his wife May, and John's wife Shauna.
"May, Shauna," Said Ash to get their attention, May K. saw and ran to her husband and hugged him. Ash then asked about, to which May K. said, "They took him back about an hour ago. Ash, he was hurt badly when he got here, but the accident wasn't his fault. The man that struck his car was drinking, Officer Jenny found ten broken Poké-Bottles in the back of his car." Just then, a doctor came out and asked for Shauna. Shauna stood up and walked over to the doctor, Ash and May K. walked over with her. Shauna then asked the Doctor, "How is my Husband?" The doctor took off his mask and said, "Your husband's a fighter Mrs. Bertrand, he's stable, but he has a broken arm and a fractured bone in his leg. It was a good thing that your husband was wearing his seatbelt when the other vehicle struck his car. But besides the Broken arm and fractured Leg, he's going to be fine." Shauna breathed a sigh of relief and asked the doctor is May K, Ash, and herself could see John. The doctor said, "Of course, please follow me." The Doctor then led Ash, May K, and Shauna to the room John was resting in. when they arrived at the room, Officer Jenny just exited the room.
"Greetings Officer Jenny, what are you doing here?" Asked Ash. Officer Jenny replied, "Champion Ketchum, I was just getting Mr. Bertrand's Statement about the Accident. Along with several witnesses, Mr. Bertrand's story about him having the right away was correct. Now I just need to talk to the man in the other car." The Doctor then told Officer Jenny that the man didn't make it; died of Alcohol Poisoning, to which Officer Jenny said, "I see, well then, thank you for your time." Officer Jenny saluted, and she left the hallway. The doctor then opened the door to the room to let Ash, May K. and Shauna enter. When they saw John, his leg was suspended in the air by a sling and his arm was in a cast. John saw his wife, and his friends and said, "Hey guys."
"John Bertrand, what am I going to do with you?" said Shauna as she walked over to stand next to John's bed. John smiled and said, "You can love me more." Shauna just rolled her eyes and she kissed John. Ash and ay then walked over to John and stood on the other side of John's Hospital Bed. Ash then said, "How are you feeling John?" John looked at Ash and said, "Like I got hit by a vehicle." Ash Chuckled and said, "Well, you get some rest, you'll need your strength to help me to get revenge." John smiled and said, "I would hate myself if I couldn't help you." Ash then asked John if he could heal his Leg and arm with his Aura, to which John said, "Unfortunately, when one arm is injured, I have limited Access to my Aura, and the part of my Aura I use to heal people and Pokémon if the arm that's broken." Ash then said, "I take it that I can't heal your arm for you."
"Unfortunately, no, even if you could, the doctor said to let it heal naturally." Replied John. Meanwhile, at Ash's house, Emma and Aubrey were looking over the Pokémon when a net came out and grabbed all the Pokémon. Emma and Aubrey were in shock when a Hot Air Balloon in the shape of a Marill appeared, two Team Comet grunts appeared in the Basket and said, "Thanks for the free Pokémon, Losers." Aubrey used her Aura to tell her father, "Daddy, two Team Comet Grunts captured the Pokémon, Aunty Emma and I need your help." When Ash got what Aubrey sent, he told Shauna to stay with John and May K. to hold his hand. May grabbed Ash's hand and he teleported her and himself to where Aubrey and Emma were at. When Ash saw the Hot Air Balloon, he said, "Pikachu, use Iron Tail on the Balloon."
"You got it Ash." Replied Pikachu. Pikachu then jumped off Ash's shoulder and his tail turned a Metallic Color and spun around so his Tail impacted the Hot Air Balloon and popped it, sending the basket falling to the ground, and releasing all the Pokémon. Ash then asked, "Alright, what's the Meaning of this?"
"A question like that is a question indeed." Said the Female Team Comet Grunt.
"The answers will come as we feel the need." Said the Male Team Comet Grunt.
"Bringing destruction at a lightspeed pace." Said the Female Team Comet Grunt.
"Eliminating Hope, in no matter the space." Said the Male Team Comet Grunt.
"A planet, by anything, just as sweet." Said the Female Team Comet Grunt.
"When everything's worse, our work is complete." Said the Male Team Comet Grunt.
"The Fiery Destroyer, Rachel." Said the Female Team Comet Grunt.
"With Devoted Determination, I am Jack." Said the Male Team Comet Grunt. Jack and Rachel then said, "Cower in fear, under the flag of TEAM COMET."
Ash's fury began to boil inside him, Pikachu too. Ash then said, "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt." Pikachu was more than happy and used thunderbolt. Jack then said, "Saw that coming, Golem, use Stone edge." Golem obeyed and used Stone edge and blocked the thunderbolt. May K. then said, "Blaziken, on stage and use flamethrower on Golem." Blaziken obeyed May's command and used Flamethrower.
"Oh no you don't, Seadra use Hydro Pump." Said Rachel. Seadra obeyed Rachel and use Hydro Pump. The Hydro Pump and Flamethrower collided and created a giant cloud over the battle. When the cloud dissipated, Jack and Rachel were gone, and all the Pokémon were all accounted for. Ash was glad to see all the Pokémon were safe and sound. May walked over to Aubrey and pulled her into her Arms. May K. then asked Aubrey if she was alright, to which Aubrey said, "I'm alright Mommy, they were just talking when you and daddy arrived."
Just then, Ash received a call on his Cellphone and when he answered it, he heard a voice that he thought that he would never hear again.
"D…D…dad?" Said Ash. What Ash said got Aubrey's attention and she whispered, "how did dad get his phone number?" Back with Ash, his dad said, "Yes son, it's me." Ash then asked his father where he was for the past 19 years of his life, to which his father said, "I will explain everything when I see you son, I'm coming to Otron, see you soon son." Before Ash could even say anything else, his father hung up. Just then, a car pulled up and Ash saw John sitting in the front passenger seat. Ash started to walk over to the car as John unbuckled his seatbelt and opened the door of the car. Shauna turned off the car and stepped out. John then asked Ash, "What happened here Ash?"
"Team Comet attack Aubrey and Emma and captured the Pokémon, but I had Pikachu use Iron Tail and we got the Pokémon Back. There were two of them, names were Rachel and Jack. They knew what Pokémon to use to counter The Pokémon I chose, and May chose, and they got away." John then said, "Team Comet has gotten bolder, this was their first direct attack on you, meaning that the Team Comet leaders might have a grudge against you." Ash nodded his head and said, "I agree, I just hope that the officer Jennies can catch them."
After making sure that all the Pokémon were truly safe and sound, Ash had Shauna take John and follow him back to Ash's house to celebrate John's and Shauna's upcoming baby. As the party went on, John was stuck in a wheelchair, watching everyone dancing and having a good time, and as John watched, Shauna walked up from behind and sat down next to him and asked John if he was okay, to which John said, "I'm fine Shauna, I guess I was in too big of a rush to get to you, even though the accident wasn't my fault, I needed to think before I chose the way I needed to go. I should've gone my normal route." Shauna rubbed John's arm and said, "Tell you what, since I'm not in the tournament, let's take a vacation, just you and me." Meanwhile, Jack and Rachel were in their Otron Base of Operations.
"Well that plan failed horribly." Said Rachel. Jack nodded his head and said, "Yeah, that plan of yours was horrible." Rachel quickly turned her head to look at Jack and said, "MY PLAN?! The plan was your plan." Before could Jack could even respond, the doors to their Base opened, surprising Jack and Rachel. When three shadows appeared, Jack and Rachel went straight to attention. One figure said, "The plan was a joint-concocted-plan made by the two of you, you both failed." Another figure said, "We brought you two here from Hoenn, and Sinnoh, so we can get more Pokémon to battle the Champions Pokémon." Rachel then asked, "Then why don't we just catch those Pokémon?"
"Those Pokémon are Legendary Pokémon, People have tried to catch those Pokémon for Generations, no one has succeeded in catching them, only the purest of heart can control them." Jack then said, "Well, bosses, what do you suppose we do?" One of the figures said, "We know Ketchum, and we have a plan."
Back at Ash's house, Shauna and John told Ash and May K. that they were going on a cruise for six months. May K. was onboard with the idea, Ash was concerned that the traitors or even Team Comet might find out about John's and Shauna's Vacation and attack them. But John told Ash, "Don't worry Ash, we'll be fine, besides, I'm leaving Scizor with you, along with Alakazam, Bisharp, and Gyarados."
"Well, alright, be careful John, you to Shauna." Replied Ash. John and Shauna nodded their heads and said, "We will." John and Shauna then left Ash's and May's house to go to their house to go pack for their vacation. The next day, Ash broadcasted from his office, live, and told the whole world that John was alright and that the Tournament may continue. As Dawn and Barry waited to 'beat' Emma and Aubrey, a Security Guard watched them to make sure that they weren't going to cheat. Over with Aubrey and Emma, Ash was over there with them and he wished them the best of luck.
"We won't need it, Dawn and Barry will though." Said Emma. Ash chuckled, and he said, "I know, but I don't want to wish them luck." Aubrey and Emma laughed as May came over and said, "Ash we need to go, they'll be raising Aubrey and Emma to the battlefield. Ash nodded his head and told Emma and Aubrey, "Kick their asses you two." Emma and Aubrey nodded their heads and said, "Oh we will." After Ash got off the platform, it started to rise and take Aubrey and Emma to the Battlefield. Back with Dawn and Barry, Dawn told Barry to use everything he had.
"Don't worry babe, I plan on it." Replied Barry. Dawn smiled but didn't like the fact that Barry called her his babe. Dawn then said, "Don't call me babe, okay?!" Barry sighed and said, "Alright." Just then, Dawn and Barry came into view of the whole Stadium, including Emma and Aubrey. The Announcer then said, "Welcome one and all to the second battle of the first round of the Double-tag battles. In the blue corner, we have the team of Emma Ketchum and her niece, the daughter of Champion himself, Aubrey Delia Ketchum. And in the red corner, we have the team of Dawn Berlitz and Barry McGonnigal. Trainers, please send out your first two Pokémon." Dawn called out Mamoswine and Lopunny while Barry sent out Heracross and Empoleon Jade and Aubrey weren't surprised to see those Pokémon, after hearing about Ash's Journey throughout Sinnoh. Aubrey pulled out two Pokéballs and said, "Infernape and Hawlucha, let's go." Emma did the same thing and said, "Feraligatr and Pidgeot, I choose you." All four Pokémon battling for Emma and Aubrey came out of their Pokéballs and were ready to battle. The Referee then said, "Okay trainers, Battle begin!"
"Mamoswine, Ice Shard on Hawlucha, and Lopunny, you use Low Sweep on Feraligatr." Said Dawn, then Barry said, "Heracross Use Horn Attack on Infernape, and Empoleon you use Hydro Pump on Infernape too." All four Pokémon obeyed their Trainers and attack. Emma had her Pokémon counter by saying, "Pidgeot use Brave Bird on Lopunny, and Feraligatr, dodge the low sweep and use Ice Beam on Empoleon." While Aubrey said, "Infernape, use Flame Wheel on the Ice Shard and break through to Mamoswine, and Hawlucha, you use Brick Break on Heracross." Emma and Aubrey's Pokémon obeyed and charged. Feraligatr used its tail to bounce and dodged Lopunny's Low sweep, and distracted Lopunny enough for Pidgeot to score a direct hit with Brave Bird. Lopunny got sent flying towards Dawn and Barry, accidently hitting Heracross in the process. As Lopunny and Heracross got up, Hawlucha used Brick Break on both since he was going for Heracross anyway. When Brick Break landed, it caused Lopunny to faint and Heracross to be badly hurt. Feraligatr used Ice Beam and it hit Empoleon, causing Empoleon to be frozen. Infernape, using Flame Wheel, broke through the Ice Shard and impacted Mamoswine. Mamoswine, being as big as it was, was sent screeching backwards, taking sever damage. The referee then said, "Lopunny is unable to continue, Hawlucha wins. Will Trainer Dawn please send out her third Pokémon." Dawn recalled Lopunny and sent out Togekiss. Before Dawn could even say a command, Aubrey used her Aura to communicate with Togekiss.
"Hello Togekiss, how are you doing?" Aubrey asked Togekiss, to which she said, "I'm not doing so good, my left wing is hurting because I battled with Dawn in the preliminary rounds and I got hurt, she didn't even take me to get healed." Aubrey was shocked to hear it and shouted across the field, "Hey stupid girl with the stupid hat!" Dawn replied, "What do you want brat?"
"It's wrong not to take your Pokémon to get healed after a battle." Aubrey told Dawn. Dawn then said that Aubrey should mind her own business and told Mamoswine to use take down on Feraligatr. Aubrey then said to Togekiss, "You don't have to be with her Togekiss, join me and my family will care for you." Togekiss thought about it, she wasn't cared for since the battle. Mamoswine was about to hit Feraligatr when an Air slash stuck him on the side and Air slash stuck Togekiss's Pokéball. The Air slash came from Togekiss herself and she went over to Aubrey and Emma. The Referee then said, "Togekiss is refusing to battle, will Trainer Dawn send out her final Pokémon." Dawn could not believe what she saw, her own Pokémon abandoning her and joined Ash's 'Brat' on her side of the battlefield. Dawn's fury grew and called out her Piplup. Barry then told Heracross to use Horn attack on Pidgeot while Empoleon use Drill Peck on Hawlucha. Dawn then said, "Piplup, you use Drill Peck as well on Infernape."
"Infernape, use Dig to dodge Drill peck and strike Mamoswine with a combination attack of Dig and Flamethrower. Hawlucha, dodge Empoleon's attack and use Flying Press on Heracross." Hawlucha and Infernape dodged the attacks, but Empoleon didn't stop and was heading towards Aubrey, but Togekiss used Aura Sphere to strike Empoleon. Barry then said, "Hey Ref, that Pokémon attack from outside the Battlefield, those two should be disqualified."
"True, it did attack from outside the battlefield." Said the Referee, which made Barry and Dawn smile, but the Referee then said, "However, Empoleon didn't stop and was going to hit the Champion's daughter, so for that, the attack was in self-defense of a trainer and the team will not be disqualified, the battle may continue." Barry and Dawn were angry that the Referee let that attack slide. Barry then recalled Empoleon and sent out Staraptor. Meanwhile, Heracross was distracted when it saw Staraptor and Barry told him to focus, but it was too late. Heracross got hit by Hawlucha's Flying Press and fainting.
"Heracross is unable to continue, Trainer Barry please send out your final Pokémon." Said the Referee. Barry recalled Heracross and sent out his final Pokémon, Hitmonlee. Barry then told Staraptor to pick Hitmonlee up by the arms and fly into the sky. Staraptor did as Barry said and picked up Hitmonlee by the arms and flew high up. Barry then said, "Staraptor, release Hitmonlee and Hitmonlee use high jump kick on Hawlucha." Staraptor released Hitmonlee and as Hitmonlee fell, Mamoswine was hit by dig and flamethrower because Dawn was distracted. Mamoswine then fell on his side and the Referee said, "Mamoswine is unable to continue, will his trainer please recall him." Dawn recalled Mamoswine and said, "Piplup, use Bubble on Infernape and kill that FUCKING MONKEY!" Piplup looked at Dawn as if she was crazy, but Dawn repeated herself and told Piplup to use Bubble Beam on Infernape and kill him. Infernape then walked up to Piplup and asked, "What are you waiting for Piplup?"
Piplup wasn't sure what to do, Infernape then said, "you follow Dawn's command, do what SHE wants to do, don't you ever want to do what You want to do." Piplup pointed his head to the ground and said, "Yes, but for the past 10 years, Dawn has changed, she's become more like Mars from when we fought Team Galactic. I don't think I have a choice in the matter anymore."
"You don't have a choice as long as you let Dawn make your choices for you, you are her last choice, do what Togekiss did and destroy your Pokéball with Drill Peck." Piplup realized that Dawn couldn't control him outside of it and turned and ran to Dawn and used Drill Peck on his Pokéball. Dawn was shocked to see that her first and longest Pokémon destroy the Pokéball that Piplup would go into when Piplup was unable to continue and walk away from her. Infernape smiled and said, "Good Choice Piplup."
"Thank you Infernape, I also need to talk to Ash when we get the chance." Infernape nodded his head and before heading over to Aubrey and Emma, Dawn used Bubble Beam at Dawn's feet. The Referee then said, "Piplup is refusing to continue, Dawn is now out of Pokémon and eliminated." Dawn got angry, and forgetting the rules at that moment, she sent out a new Pokémon to her team, a Machamp. Dawn then said, "Machamp, use Karate Chop on Piplup and kill that traitor." Machamp obeyed and before Karate Chop hit Piplup, Machamp was hit by Infernape's Mach Punch and the Referee said, "Trainer Dawn, Recall Machamp or your team will be eliminated." Dawn then said, "With my teammate, we're going to get eliminated anyway, I just want those two Traitors gone. Machamp, use Take down on Togekiss."
"Pidgeot, quickly, grab Hitmonlee by the Arms." Said Emma. Pidgeot obeyed and stopped Hitmonlee by his Arms and Emma said, "Now throw Hitmonlee into Machamp." Pidgeot spun around a few times before releasing Hitmonlee and before Machamp impacted Togekiss, Hitmonlee slammed into Machamp and the Take Down missed Togekiss. The Referee then called Security to get Dawn and Barry out of the field. As Dawn and Barry were restrained by two security guard, another recalled Hitmonlee, Machamp, and Staraptor. As they were escorted out of the arena, Barry said, "You're all going to be getting a huge fine from…" Barry got interrupted by Dawn saying, "SHUT THE FUCK UP BARRY!"
"Since Dawn refused to listen to the rules, the team of Dawn and Barry have been eliminated, meaning that the winners are Emma and her niece Aubrey." Said the Referee. The announcer then said, "I hope you all enjoyed that Battle, because I sure did. That fiery battle was very intense. The third Battle will begin right after Lunch, so Trainers, get your Pokémon ready and your spirits fueled because the Tournament Continues right after Lunch."
After everyone left the stadium, Ash and May met up with Aubrey, Emma, Piplup, and Togekiss. Along the way to where they were going to eat lunch, they stopped and the Pokémon Center to get Togekiss healed up. After Togekiss came out and they continued making their way to the restaurant, Piplup told Ash, "Not all the Pokémon that the Traitors had were on their side, Quilava spoke out and refused to go along with their plan, but Brock had his Steelix crush Quilava until all of Quilava's bones broke and he was squished like an Oran Berry." Ash, Pikachu, and Emma were shocked to hear that Dawn's Quilava was gone. Togekiss then said, "It's true, and Dawn told us if any of us spoke out, we were going to end up like Quilava, it still haunts me." Ash then said, "Well, that explains why she had a Machamp."
"Poor Quilava… but didn't Dawn ask Brock to stop his Steelix to stop." Said Pikachu. Togekiss and Piplup both shook their heads and Piplup said, "She's the one who asked Brock to do it." Ash, Pikachu, and Emma were shocked to hear that Dawn ASKED Brock to do it. Ash then said, "Well you two, you're safe with us, you won't have to worry about getting killed." Piplup and Togekiss smiled and the group arrived at the Restaurant. When they entered, the waiter at the counter saw them and said, "Welcome Back Champion Ketchum, your usual table, I assume?" Ash nodded his head and the waiter grabbed four menus and said, "Right this way." The waiter then led Ash, May K., Aubrey, Emma, Piplup and Togekiss to their usual Table. After they all sat down, the waiter asked, "Would you like your usual Drinks?" All four of them nodded their heads and the waiter wrote while he said, "Two Coffees and two Soft Drinks, alright, I'll be back out with your drinks and I can take your Food Order." The waiter then walked off to get their Drinks.
"Wow, you guys are really popular here." Said Piplup. Pikachu nodded his head and said, "You bet, being the Champion of the Region and his Family have given us some perks, like food here is at the discount price of 99.99% off." Piplup and Togekiss were in awe. Ash then said, "I told them that they didn't need to give us the discount, but they insisted." Just then, the Waiter came back with the Manager and the Manager said, "Welcome Back Mr. Ketchum, I hope that the tournament is going well." Ash nodded his head as he placed two sugars, two creamer packs and the small amount of Milk he gets into his Coffee cup and stirs it all together. Ash then said, "The tournament is going well, only one Incident with the Traitors."
"Ah yes, the Traitors, we know them well here, they tried to get in here, but we refused to serve them." Replied the Manager. Ash smiled and said, "I'm glad you didn't, ever since becoming the Champion, the people of the Otron Region have treated me with respect and trust." The Manager then said, "Yes of course, everyone in the Otron Region from Sunhill City to the far-off towns near Rainbow Valley, we are behind you 100%. If we need to go to war to defend your name, so be it." Ash nodded his head, knowing that there was a small Army of Pokémon and Trainers, a Navy, Marine Corps, a National Guard, and an Airforce willing to fight for him and his Family, all he had to do was say the word and the Otron Region would be at war. Ash then asked the Waiter and Manager, "Are the two of you in the Army?", to which both the Manager and the Waiter nodded their heads and the Waiter then said, "He's my Squad Leader." Ash smiled and said, "Well, I thank you both for your service and when the time comes, we will need you.
"We're behind you all the way, champion Ketchum." Replied the Manager. The waiter then pulled out his notepad and Pencil and said, "I assume you want your usual food?" All four of them nodded their heads and the Waiter wrote on his Notepad and said, "Alright, I'll be back with your meals." The waiter and the Manager then walked off to get Ash's Families food. Ash then asked Piplup and Togekiss, "Were there any other Pokémon that didn't want to betray me?"
"Not a whole lot that we know of, but Axew, Bunnulbey, Psyduck who is now a Golduck, Fortress, and Pansage." Replied Togekiss. Ash wasn't surprised to see so little Pokémon on his side that the Traitors caught, but he was surprised to hear about Axew, Psyduck, and Pansage. Just then, the Waiter returned, and he brought the food and they all enjoyed it.
After leaving the Restaurant and arriving at Ash's house, Ash asked Piplup and Togekiss who they wanted to catch them, Togekiss said Aubrey while Piplup said, "I want May to catch me." Before anyone could even say anything, there was a knock on the door and when Ash answered, it was a Heracross, badly hurt. The Heracross then fell forward causing Ash to catch it and May and Aubrey to run over to help. Ash then used his Aura to heal Heracross. When Heracross awoke, he was on a bed and the door opened and Ash walked in with Pikachu on his shoulder. Ash then said, "Ah, you're awake, I'm glad to see that you're up, do you have a trainer?"
"I did have a trainer, but he abandoned me because I wasn't paying attention when a Hawlucha hit me with a Flying Press." Replied the Heracross. Pikachu and Ash both knew only one Heracross that got hit by a Flying press, Barry's Heracross. Pikachu then jumped off and landed next to Barry's old Heracross and said, "Don't worry Heracross, Barry gave up a good Pokémon."
"Not according to him, he said that I was a pathetic Pokémon and he needed a Pokémon that could withstand more than just two hits, and he walked away after that." Said Heracross. Ash then walked over to the bed, sat down, and said, "Well Heracross, why don't you join my family, you get to choose who you want to catch you, I'm not going to force you to do anything you don't want to do." Barry's Heracross was shocked to hear that his Former Trainer's former friend was offering him a place to stay and he got to choose who he wants to catch him, so Barry's Heracross nodded his head and said, "I Accept, and I know the Girl I want to catch me."
Later in Ash's Study, Heracross and Ash waited for Aubrey to come and when she did, she said, "You wanted to see me daddy?" Ash nodded his head and motioned Aubrey to come to him and Heracross and he said, "Heracross would like you to catch him." Aubrey looked at Heracross and said, "You really want me to catch you, after we battled in the tournament." Heracross nodded his head, knowing that Aubrey already knew who his old trainer was and said, "Yes, I want you to catch me so the next time we see Barry, I can use Horn Attack on him." Aubrey smiled and said, "Alright, go POKÉBALL!" Aubrey then threw a Pokéball and when it hit Heracross, he went inside and after three shakes and a 'ding' Aubrey picked up the Pokéball and said, "Alright, I caught a Heracross." Ash smiled and congratulated his Daughter. Aubrey then asked her father if she could go outside and play and Ash said, "Alright, but just for a little bit, you'll never know if any of the people who hate us are watching us."
"Alright Daddy." Replied Aubrey and she went outside to play with Heracross, Vulpix, and Fennekin, while Scizor watched over the backyard. Pikachu hopped onto Ash's shoulder and said, "Were you being serious about one of the traitors might be watching us?" Ash nodded his head and said, "Yes, you'll never know who's watching the house." Ash then made a call to John and Shauna to check up on them.
"Ash, you saw us off from Sunhill Harbor yesterday, I told you that we would be fine, so what is with the call?" John stated. Ash replied, "I'm just doing a check up on you, I can't worry for my friends." John rolled his eyes and said, "Anyway, how did the second battle go?" Ash then went on to explain the battle that happened and its outcome. Ash then said, "After everyone left the stadium, May, Aubrey, Emma and myself went out to eat at our usual restaurant to celebrate Emma's and Aubrey's victory." John then stated, "Technically, Emma and Aubrey won by Default." Ash rolled his eyes and said, "Anyway, Piplup and Togekiss told us that there were Pokémon that didn't want their trainers to betray me, but Quilava was the first and only one of those Pokémon to Speak out, because of that, Dawn had Brock use his Steelix to kill Quilava." John was shocked to hear that Dawn asked for one of her Pokémon to be killed. Ash then said, "Togekiss then said that the only Pokémon that thought like Piplup and herself were Axew, Bunnulbey, Psyduck who is now a Golduck, Fortress, and Pansage. When we got back home, I asked Piplup and Togekiss who they wanted to catch them, Togekiss Said that she wanted Aubrey to catch her and Piplup said that he wanted May to catch him. But before anyone said anything else, we heard a knock on the door and when I answered it, it was Barry's Heracross. Barry's Heracross collapsed into my arms and I healed him with my Aura. This morning, he woke up and told me and Pikachu that Barry released him because of the outcome of the second battle and called Heracross a weak Pokémon." John's anger grew as Ash went on, but calmed down when Ash said, "I offered him a place with us and he accepted and request that Aubrey caught him, which she did a few minutes ago." John smiled and said, "It's good to see that Pokémon are more trustworthy than their trainers." Ash nodded his head. Just then, Shauna came into view and said, "John, honey, we need to go, it's almost time for dinner." John looked at Shauna and said, "Alright Dear, I'll be right there." Shauna smiled and walked out of view. John then turned to face Ash and said, "Well, I'll better get going or else Shauna is going to wheel me away, see you later Ash."
"Alright, See you later John." Replied Ash. John then ended the call and Ash hung up on his end. Greninja then walked in with Delphox and he said, "Was that John you were talking to?" Ash looked at the frog Ninja Pokémon and said, "Yeah, I just told him about the second battle of the tournament's first round and the Pokémon from Dawn and Barry that joined us."
Meanwhile with Dawn and Barry, they just met up with Misty and Brock, who were very upset. Misty was the first to speak and, she said, "How could the two of you LOSE to those two BRATS, your Pokémon should have been able to stomp them and get farther in the tournament." Dawn was next to speak, and she said, "In my defense, they gave me a bad person to have a Partner."
"HEY NOW, I tried my best." Replied Barry. Brock then said, "It doesn't matter who did their best, you both failed. We need to get to the final round so one of us can battle Ash Ketchum and finally get rid of him. Once he's gone, we can commence Operation Shadow." Misty, Dawn, and Barry nodded, know that Operation Shadow could be their greatest plan ever conceived only second to their plan to create Team Comet (A.N.: Yes, the traitors formed a criminal Organization, if it gave a lot of you some questions, ask them as a review and I will respond as quickly as I can.). Brock then said, "For now, we need to think of a way to get at least three Legendary Pokémon.
"I agree, and I know which three to get, Ho-oh, Suicune, and Raikou." Said Misty. Brock smiled and said, "I see, Lugia's Partner and Entei's Brother and Sister, with those three under our control, Lugia and Entei will refuse to fight." Dawn and Barry were more than onboard with the Idea and figured it would work. Misty then contacted The Team Comet Headquarters in Kanto and Jhoto and told all the personnel to look for the three Legendary Pokémon that they agreed to capture. Unbeknownst to Brock and the other traitors, there was a certain Legendary Pokémon that heard their whole conversation and went to alert Ash. Back with Ash, he and Greninja were training when the Pokémon that overheard the traitors appeared and said, "Hello Ash."
"Celebi, what are you doing here?" Said Ash. Celebi then went one to tell Ash about what the Traitors had planned. Ash then said, "Well, I should have guessed that the traitors formed Team Comet, which means that anyone can go bad. Greninja, Get me Entei and Lugia." Greninja nodded his head and went to get the two Legendary Pokémon Ash asked him to get. Ash then asked Celebi, "Will you join me now, I only ask this, so I can Protect you from the traitors."
"I understand your request Ash Ketchum, and I believe that you would protect me well, but I stand by my choice of remaining among the Neutral Legendary Pokémon that don't want any part of your revenge plan." Replied Celebi. Ash couldn't force her to join him, so he said, "Understood, but if you change your mind, you probably won't but still, I have a Pokéball set aside for you." Celebi slowly her head and raised just as slow and she said, "I appreciate it that you understand my stance and wont force me to do anything that I don't want to do, I also appreciate that you have set aside a Pokéball for me to use to catch me if I do ever change my mind. I must take my leave, good bye Ash Ketchum." Ash said good bye back and Celebi left him.
A few minutes later, Lugia landed next to Ash as Greninja and Entei arrived. Ash thanked Greninja about getting Lugia and Entei. Lugia then asked, "What is wrong Ash?"
"I'm afraid to say this, but the traitors are going to go after Ho-oh, Raikou, and Suicune." Replied Ash. Lugia and Entei were surprised to hear what Ash just said, it was complete silence until Entei said, "My brother and Sister… are you positive?" Ash nodded his head and said, "Yes, and Ho-oh as well, they are going to try and capture them and use them to keep you two from attacking." Lugia then said, "A bold Strategy, and very clever." Ash then said, "I agree, but we need to create a plan to get Ho-oh, Raikou, and Suicune." Lugia and Entei nodded their heads and agreed with Ash and the three of them began to concoct a plan to get Ho-oh, Raikou, and Suicune to the Otron Region.
Meanwhile, Max and Bonnie finished eating lunch together in a restaurant. On the way back to Ash's house, Bonnie was the first to speak and she said, "You know Max, you've been a lot of help to Ash and the rest of us." Max nodded his head and said, "Well, when I heard that Brock and Misty were going to betray Ash, I needed to help him in some way, then I thought if I tricked the traitors and gather information, I could get it to Ash and he could use it to his advantage. But alas, I didn't get as much information as I hoped for." Bonnie felt sorry for Max and placed her hand on his shoulder and she said, "Well, now you can help Ash by battling the traitors alongside us." Max smiled and said, "You know Bonnie, you've been nice to me since I joined you guys in the fight against the traitors. The others took longer than you did to trust me, why were you so trusting of me when others were still untrusting of me?" Bonnie was silent for a few minutes to gather her thoughts and she said, "Well… As you know, I am an Aura user and I can read your Aura and well…I know that you like me, more than just a friend I mean." Max's Face turned a Magmar red of embarrassment, he then said, "Y…y…you know that." Bonnie nodded her head and said, "Yes, I do." Before Max could even respond to the fact bonnie knew he loved her, Bonnie pulled him and collided her lips with his. Max was surprised but returned the kiss and wrapped his arms around Bonnie. After they parted from their kiss, Bonnie said, "I love you Max Kirtman." Max smiled, and said, "I love you too Bonnie Williams." A tear of happiness formed in Bonnie's left eye, but max wiped it away so they could kiss again.
Back at Ash's house, Max and Bonnie walked in, holding hands. Ash saw this and asked them, "What's with you two, you look like you just got together." Max and Bonnie blushed, and Bonnie said, "To be completely honest Ash, we did." Ash was shocked to hear Bonnie say that, but he smiled, and said, "Well, congratulations you two." Max and Bonnie smiled and when May came in asked, "What's going here?"
"Max and Bonnie here have started dating." Replied Ash. May squealed with joy and hugged both Bonnie and Max and congratulated them as well. May winked her right eye then said, "I'll start planning the wedding." Max and Bonnie sweat-dropped and Bonnie said, "May, isn't that planning too far ahead." May laughed and said, "Yeah, but I like planning for the future." Max and Bonnie sweat-dropped again and Max said, "Sometimes you like planning too far ahead." May smiled, but before she said anything, all four of them heard a scream coming from outside. When they got outside, they saw a giant metal robot that looked like a Magmortar. Ash then saw Aubrey and the Pokémon in nets.
"AUBREY!" shouted Ash. Aubrey saw her father and Mother and said, "MOMMY, DADDY! HELP!" Ash then had Greninja use Water Shuriken on the Robot. Greninja obeyed and used Water Shuriken on the robot and the Robot stumbled backwards a few feet. Ash told Greninja to use Water Shuriken again and Pikachu to use Iron Tail, when both Pokémon used the move they were told to use, the Robot broke apart, the nets got loose, and Aubrey and the Pokémon got free and ran to Ash and the others and Aubrey ran into her Mother's arms. Just then, two people came out of the damaged Robot and it was revealed that the people were Jack and Rachel. Ash then said, Well, well, well, I should have known that Team Comet was going to get bolder with their attacks." Jack then said, "Yeah, you should have been more careful, too bad we couldn't get those Pokémon, or your Daughter."
"I agree, holding her hostage would have been invaluable to Team Comet." Replied Rachel. Ash then said, "Well, this time, you're not getting away." Ash then had Pikachu and Greninja ready to battle. May called out Blaziken and Delcatty, Max Sent out Gallade and Swampert while Bonnie sent out Chesnaught and Squishy. Jack sent out Golem, Nidoking, Aggron, and Tentacruel. Rachel sent out Nidoqueen, Skuntank, Crobat, and Fearow. Ash then said, "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt on Fearow and Greninja use Water pulse on Nidoking." Then May K. said, "Blaziken, use Flamethrower on Aggron, Delcatty use Blizzard on Tentacruel." Then Max said, "Gallade use Close Combat on Skuntank and Swampert use Ice Beam on Crobat." Finally, Bonnie said, "Chesnaught use Grass knot on Golem, and Squishy, use Dragon Pulse on Nidoqueen." The Pokémon followed their commands. Jack then said, "Nidoking, dodge and use Sucker Punch on Gallade, Golem use Rock Blast on Pikachu, Aggron, you use Flash Cannon on Swampert, and Tentacruel, use Poison Sting on Chesnaught." Rachel then said, "Nidoqueen, use Aqua Tail on Blaziken, Skuntank you use Shadow Claw on Greninja, Crobat use Air Cutter on Zygarde, and Fearow use Drill Peck on Delcatty." Jack's and Rachel's Pokémon obeyed and attacked their opponents. Moves were dodged, Pokémon were hit, and smoke covered the battleground. When the smoke cleared, Golem, Nidoking and Nidoqueen, Aggron, and Aubrey were on the ground. May ran over to her Daughter and felt their forehead and she told Ash with tears forming in her eyes, "Ash, she as a high fever, she might have gotten hit by the Poison Sting." Chesnaught then said, "I thought my Wood Hammer attack got them all, I'm Sorry Ash."
"It's alright Chesnaught. May, take Aubrey inside, we'll finish here." Said Ash. May nodded her head and she picked up Aubrey and ran into the house to use an antidote on Aubrey. Ash then had all the Pokémon continually attack Jack and Rachel's Pokémon and if the attacks missed, keep going until they made a hit on the Pokémon they were targeting. After a few minutes, all Jack and Rachel's Pokémon were unable to continue and before they got away, Greninja used his Fribble to keep Jack and Rachel in place until Officer Jenny came and arrested them for assault, attempted Poké-napping, attempted Kidnapping, and attempted murder of a relative to the champion. As Officer Jenny took Jack and Rachel away, Ash went inside his house to check on Aubrey. In Aubrey's Bedroom, May K. was at her side when Ash walked in and asked, "How is she May?" May looked at her husband and said, "She's asleep, we got the Antidote to her in time." Ash sighed a sigh of relief and walked over to sit next to May and looked at his sleeping Daughter. When Aubrey woke up, Ash asked his daughter, "How are you feeling sweetie?" Aubrey smiled and said, "Better, who won the battle?"
"We did sweetie, Jack and Rachel were arrested and officer Jenny is going to keep us informed if either one of those two goons talk, but don't worry sweetie, you're safe." Replied Ash. Aubrey smiled and said, "Thank you daddy." The next day, the battle between the team of Jade and Simon against the team of Misty Waterflower and Brock Harrison came and went with Misty and Brock not losing a single Pokémon. Ash and his security guards walked over to Misty and Brock and he said, "Congratulations you two, I'm impressed that you didn't use any new Pokémon. Brock then said, "We don't need your thanks, as for our Pokémon, we're saving our best ones for you and your friends." Ash then said, "Well then, I feel honored to have the admins/creators of Team Comet saving their best Pokémon for me and my friends." Misty and Brock were shocked to hear that Ash knew about that they formed Team Comet, but they played it off and Brock said, "We don't know what you're talking about, we don't work for Team Comet, let alone created it, we never even heard of Team Comet." Ash didn't believe him, but he played along and said, "Alright, have a good day you two." Ash then walked away, but in ears range, he heard Misty said, "How did he find out about us forming Team Comet and us being the Admins of it?"
As Ash was walking to his house, Violet and Daisy approached him and Violet said, "Hey Ash, like, what are you going planning to do to Misty and the others that betrayed you?" Ash smiled and said, "I'm working on it now, the tournament is my revenge, I plan on using the tournament to get revenge on every single person who betrayed me, I already got Dawn and Barry when their Pokémon left them, and they were in jail for attempted Murder, but their bail was posted, possibly by Tracy or any of the other traitors." Violet then said, "Well, is there anything we can help you with?" Ash thought for a few minutes before he said, "Actually, there is something you can do to help me."
Meanwhile, at Ash's and May's house, May K. had Aubrey in their bedroom watching TV. May then came in with a bowl of hot soup on a tray for Aubrey to eat. Aubrey sat up, so May can place the tray on her lap. As Aubrey ate, Ash came him and asked, "How are my two favorite Ladies?" Aubrey smiled, and May laughed and said, "We're fine, I just gave Aubrey some soup." Ash smiled and walked over to the other side of Aubrey and asked her, "How are you feeling now sweetie?"
"Tired, who knew almost dying of Poison can take a lot out of you." Replied Aubrey. Ash chuckled and pulled his little girl into a hug. May K. smiled and thought, "Ash is definitely a kind and loving man who cares for his friends and family, I guess that's how I fell in love with him. But if anyone tries to hurt him in anyway, they will feel my wrath, John's wrath too I bet." May then asked Ash, "Have you talked to John or Shauna recently?"
"No, I've tried calling the ship, but no response, I'm starting to get worried for them." Replied Ash. Just then, Ash and May heard a knocking on their Door and Ash went to answer the door. When Ash answered the door, he was greeted by Officer Jenny and a man standing next to her and Officer Jenny said, "Champion Ketchum, we just received word that the Cruise Ship Mr. Bertrand was on was attack by Terrorists ships and all the Passengers on Board are being held hostage, the Captain here requests that a Seel Team go on board and rescue the Hostages." The man took a step forward and said, "Greetings Champion Ketchum, I am Captain Jake Thomson of Seel team 19, we can get on board the cruise ship without the Terrorists knowing that we're there and take control of the bridge and bring it to Otron Waters so our Navy assist in the evacuation." Ash knew that John and Shauna wouldn't be safe and approved the rescue Mission.
Meanwhile, on the cruise ship, John, Shauna, and the rest of the hostages were in the Dining hall with armed guards. John told Shauna, "I'm not going to hear the end of this from Ash when we get out of this predicament." Shauna looked at her Husband and said, "Yeah, he told us to be careful, and we got careless and now we're hostages." A few dozen meters away from the Cruise ship, six Barranubs with a person on each one. One of the people was Captain Jake Thomson. Captain Thomson then said into his Radio, "Alright People, listen up, Former Champion Bertrand and his wife are on the cruise ship, Alice and Cale, head to the bridge and get us moving back towards Otron, Scott, take Peter to the engine room to make sure that they didn't sabotage anything. Amy, you and I are going to find the hostages and possibly the person in command of the high jacking and take him into custody and get some answers. Does everyone understand what they need to do?" The five over people all said, "Yes sir." Jake then said, "Good, lock and load people, we're here." The Barranubs came to a stop and Seel Team 19 had the Barranub use Physic to get them on board the Cruise ship. Captain Thomson thanks the Barranub and told them to leave before they were discovered. After the Barranub left, Captain Tomson told his squad, "Get to the Bridge and Engine Room and radio in if one of you find out where the hostages are."
"Right." Said Alice, Cale, Scott, and Peter. Then the three teams went off in different directions to go to their designated locations, as Jake and Amy took out many Terrorist gunmen until Alice called in on her Radio and she said, "Captain, we know where the hostages are, they're in the dining hall." Jake said into his Radio, "Roger that, moving there now." Jake and Amy began moving towards the dining hall to rescue the hostages. Meanwhile, in the engine room, Scott and Peter just killed off the last of the terrorists in the Engine room and Scott radioed into Jake and told him that the Engine room was secured.
"Copy that Scott, keep the engine room secured and send Peter to my current location, we're at the door to the dining hall." Replied Jake. Scott copied Jake and sent Peter to the Dining hall. Back with Alice and Cale, they just breached the bridge and captured the Terrorist Leader. Alice then radioed into Jake again and said, "Captain, Bridge is secured, and we have the Terrorist Leader." Jake radioed back and said, "Copy that, good Job Alice, get us moving towards back towards Otron." Alice then said, "Roger." The terrorist leader began laughing and when Cale asked him, "What's so funny?" the Terrorist Leader said, "This ship was already heading to Otron, we were going to blow up the Otron Region's Naval Yard, and the Navy along with it." Alice then asked the Terrorist Leader, "Why do you want the Otron Region Navy gone?"
"Our TRUE leaders wanted to meet little resistance when they bring our Armada here to invade the Otron Region and gather the resources that Otron has to offer." Said the Terrorist Leader. Alice then removed the vest to reveal a shirt with the Letter C surrounded by fire that made the C look like a comet. Alice then said, "You're Team Comet." The man then said, "That's right, my name is Luke Lawrence and I am a Squad Leader of Team Comet." Alice then radioed Jake who just breached the Dining Hall and with the help of Amy and Peter, took out the guards surrounding the Hostages. Alice then said, "Jake, we have a Problem, come to the bridge immediately." Jake replied, "Roger that, I'll be right there." Jake told Amy and Peter to tend to any wounded. Amy and Peter nodded their heads and Jake went to the bridge to see what the problem was on the bridge.
When he arrived on the bridge, Jake asked Rachel what the problem was, to which Rachel directed him to Luke, who was tied up and on the floor. Jake then knelt and said, "Well, well, well, Team Comet, I should have known you goons were behind this, but what was the problem?" Alice then said, "Team Comet was going to use this ship to blow up the Otron Region Naval Yard and Navy, so their armada can bombard Otron and pave the way to a full-scale amphibious invasion. I tried to make him tell me where the bomb, but he hasn't spilled it yet." Jake looked at Luke and said, "Look, this plan Team Comet had, this was a one-way trip for you and your men, who are all dead, so just tell us where the bomb is and how to disarm it." Luke chuckled and said, "I'll tell you where it is, but I don't know how to disarm a NUCLEAR BOMB!"
"You brought a nuke on board this ship?!" Jake said. Luke nodded his head and said, "Yes, a Nuclear Bomb is in the Cargo hold on a count down, it was to go off after we arrived in the Naval Yard, but since you stopped me, we won't even be able to get to the port on time, we'll only have time to get close to the Otron region so the Fallout from the blast will kill hundreds of People and Pokémon, unless of course one of you have Rayquaza on speed dial." Before Jake, Alice, or even Cale could respond, the Mighty Rayquaza circled around the cruise ship. Luke looked at Rayquaza and said, "How ironic." Jake then asked, "How did Rayquaza get here?"
"I called Rayquaza here." Said a voice behind Jake, Alice, and Cale. When Jake, Alice, and Cale looked behind them, they saw John in a wheelchair and Shauna pushing him with Peter behind them. John then said, "I called Rayquaza with my aura because I figured that these Terrorists were part of a bigger plot, just never knew that Team Comet was behind all of this and we have a nuclear bomb on board." John then had Shauna wheel him over to Luke and John said, "I will have to thank you for telling us about the Nuke, once all the Passengers and our rescuers are safely off, I'll let Rayquaza fling the whole ship into space, let's go everyone." As everyone left the bridge, Luke got John's attention by saying, "Hey, what about me?"
"You…unless you want to help us by being a mole in Team Comet, you're staying here." Replied John. Luke then said, "Me, betray my leaders, never." John shrugged his shoulders and said, "Oh well, have fun in space, you'll be dead first before the nuke goes off." Before John was wheeled out, Luke said, "ALIRHGT, Alright, I'll be a mole." John smiled and had Jake get Luke and take him out of the bridge. John then told the captain to get everyone to the lifeboats, but Luke said, "There's no time, by the time you get the life boats down onto the water, the Bomb will go off and kill us all." John then called for two nearby Wailords to come and they got the passengers off that way. After the last person was off, John asked Rayquaza to lift the Cruise ship and throw it into space. Rayquaza nodded and used all its power to lift the cruise ship up into the air, spun it around a couple dozen times, and threw it into space, as the cruise ship floated in space, the nuclear Bomb counted down to Zero and detonated in space. Back in Otron, Misty and Brock were looking at a computer when a signal for something went off, Misty then said, "The bomb's gone, but shouldn't we have heard the explosion or at least heard about it." Brock then turned on the news and the News Reporter said, "Breaking news, the Highjacked Cruise ship that we have been getting reports on was sent hurling into space by Rayquaza and exploded when it was discovered that a Nuclear Bomb was in the Cargo hold, but all passengers and the rescuers are safe, sound, and all accounted for. For more on the story we go live to the Otron Region Naval Yard with Chuck where the two Wailords that brought the people from the cruise ship are letting them off. Chuck, what is the status of the terrorists that took over the ship?"
"Well Jill, all but one of the terrorists were killed when a team of Otron Region Navy Seels got on board and regained control of the ship, it was only then when the Nuclear Bomb was discovered. I am standing here waiting for former Champion of the Otron Region, John Bertrand, to come over and answer a few questions." Replied Chuck. Chuck then turned around and saw John approaching him with Shauna. Chuck then said, "Mr. Bertrand, I heard from a passenger from the cruise ship that it was Team Comet that was behind the High-jacking and that the only survivor of the high-jackers has decided to be a mole for you and Ash, can you confirm or deny it." John then said, "Well, I don't know who told you that, but I can definitely say it was NOT Team Comet, I can also deny that the surviving terrorist has become a mole for me and Ash, we are, however, going to take him to a secure location to interrogate him to get valuable information from him and prevent any further terrorist attacks." Chuck then said, "But how did Rayquaza get to the cruise ship?" John then said, "That's a simple answer Chuck, I used my Aura to call Rayquaza to help me and the passengers." Chuck then said, "Amazing, how does one access their Aura?" John told Chuck that only Aura Users could access their Aura, and that only a few people were Aura Users. John then sensed Ash and May pulling up in their Can and John said, "Now if you excuse me Chuck, Ash just rolled up and I want to talk to him." John then signaled Shauna to take him over to Ash and May.
After Ash got out of the car, he and May walked over to John and Shauna. Ash then said, "'We'll be fine' you said, 'No need to worry' you said. Well, now there's a need to worry." John's face (A.N.: looks like this (-_-) because I don't know how to describe that.) John then said, "Yeah, yeah, rub it in Ash, you were right, and I was wrong. I'm sorry, but I'm sure you didn't have a calm time since we left on that cruise." Ash sweat dropped and said, "You got me there. The time since you two went on the cruise hasn't been calm for me either, Jack and Rachel, two Team Comet grunts attacked my house, captured all the Pokémon and Aubrey before we freed them, and Poisoning Aubrey." John was shocked to hear that his God-daughter was almost killed but he said, "What about the Tournament?" Ash told John that Misty and Brock won their battle and denied being two leaders of Team Comet.
"Misty and Brock didn't lose a single Pokémon, but with us changing the teams every round, it is very unlikely that they will have the same success in the second round." Said Ash. John nodded his head and said, "Anyway, I have news to tell you." Ash told John to tell him on the way back to Ash's house. They all then got in the car and after Shauna put the wheelchair in the back of the car, the drove off towards Ash's house, with May K. driving.
On the way back, John told Ash about Team Comet's plan of destroying the Naval Yards with the fleet in port. Ash rubbed his chin and said, "Hm, looks like Team Comet is getting close to declaring war on Otron." John nodded his head and said, "Agreed, and I think we need to act now." Ash shook his head and said, "No, if we declare war against Team Comet, which includes all 7 regions, then it would look like we are the aggressors, we can't do that." John then said, "Ash, they're the aggressors. The attack on your home, the attack on the cruise ship, their plan to blow up the naval yard and the Navy so they can launch an amphibious invasion, and almost killing your daughter, they've been attacking us first, we need to strike back." Ash again shook his head and said, "No, I stand by my statement and will not declare war on all Seven Core Regions, we must be patient and if war is to come, I want Team Comet to fire the first shot." John knew he couldn't win the argument, so he stopped arguing. Ash smiled as the car pulled into Ash's driveway. As they all got out, the front door to Ash's house opened and Aubrey ran out with Max and Bonnie right behind her. Ash knelt to pick up his Daughter and she ran into his Arms.
"Hey Aubrey, I have a surprise for you." Said Ash. When Aubrey asked what her father meant, the back door opened, and Shauna came over with a wheelchair and John came out. When Aubrey saw John, she said, "UNCLE John!" Aubrey was then put down by Ash and ran over to John and gave him a hug. John then said, "Hey there Aubrey, how are you feeling?"
"I'm Goodra." Replied Aubrey. John and Ash chuckled, and Shauna said, "Hey Max, hey Bonnie, what's up with you two?" John looked at Max and Bonnie and saw that they had their arms wrapped around each other's waist and John said, "Isn't it obvious dear, Max and Bonnie are together and have started dating." John then had Shauna wheel him over to Max and Bonnie, and when they got to them, John said, "I was beginning to wonder if you two were ever going to get together, so who said those famous three words first, you Max, or you bonnie." Max and Bonnie blushed, and Max said, "To be honest, she used her Aura to detect my true feelings." John smiled and said, "I know, she told me." Max turned to look at Bonnie and saw that she was nodding her head and she said, "It's true, I talked to John because I didn't know what my aura was doing, and he told me that my aura was showing me that you liked me more than a friend. So, John asked me if I had feelings for you and I said yes."
"I then told her since you both have feelings for each other, that you two should get together." Said John to finish Bonnie's statement. Max then said, "Well I feel embarrassed, but John, I thought you and Shauna weren't coming back for 6 months." John rubbed the back of his neck and said, "Well, long story." Ash then said, "To make it a short one, Team Comet highjacked the cruise ship John and Shauna were on and were going to use it to blow up the Naval Yard and Navy with a Nuclear Bomb, so they can send an Armada to bombard us into submission, so they can meet little resistance with an amphibious invasion but Seel team 19 under the command of Captain Jake Thomson reached the cruise ship and take it back over. John then called Rayquaza and after all the passengers were off the cruise ship, Rayquaza threw it into space where it detonated everyone was safe and sound." Max then said, "Wow, anyway everyone's here Ash, need help getting dinner passed out." Ash smiled and said, "Sure, let's get started.
Meanwhile, with Clemont and Serena, they were laying in a bed in the hotel room they share. Serena then said, "I still can't believe that Dawn and Barry lost." Clemont nodded their heads and said, "I agree, especially to Ash's sister and Daughter." Serena then rolled onto Clemont's stomach and said, "In the second round, I really hope I get paired with you." Clemont smiled and said, "You're not the only one." Serena and Clemont then kissed, unbeknownst to the two of them that Serena's other and Clemont's Father married 5 years ago and now have a 3-year-old son named Billy. Back with Ash and his loyal friends, they just sat down to eat dinner. Paul then said, "So... how was the cruise?" John and Shauna looked at each other and back at Paul and John said, "Brief, that's all that needs to be said." Paul knew about the high jacking but didn't press the issue. Ash then said, "But thanks to a Captured High jacker, we found out that Team Comet and the traitors are starting to become desperate, John and I think that they are getting close into declaring war against us."
"all seven core regions against us, we definitely won't last long." Said Sawyer. John then said, "which is why we're going to start Rebellions that are for our side in four of the seven core Regions, regions that are anti Team Comet, if war is to inevitably come." Sawyer nodded his head, along with Shauna, Max, Bonnie, Paul, and Gary. After Dinner ended and everyone went to bed, Ash walked up to John, who was sitting by the fire place, and said, "When did we decide to start rebellions in four of the seven core Regions?" John looked at Ash and said, "Ash, I know you're the champion, but I didn't run the idea of starting rebellions in Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos by you for a reason, you're too focused on the here and now, we need to look at the bigger picture." Ash then said, "I am not just focusing on the here and now, I am looking at the bigger picture." John slowly shook his head and said, "No, no you're not Ash, I know you've waited 10 years to finally get your revenge, we all have been waiting that long, but right now we need to look at the bigger picture together." Ash then said, "Listen here John, you had…" John stopped Ash's sentence by saying, "I HAD EVERY RIGHT. On the cruise ship, I overheard two Team Comet grunts talking about Team Comet declaring war after the tournament is over, at the rate things are going, that's not far away. We need to be ready for it when the time comes."
"Why didn't you tell me that in the car?" Ash asked John, to which John said, "I thought if you knew that, you would wait until closer till the tournaments end to get the military ready, I'm sorry Ash." Ash then said, "I understand, it's alright, I probably wouldn't tell myself either. If anything, you're right, if the Otron region is to survive, we must be ready, I'll get the beach defenses ready." John shook his head and said, "No, not yet, if the traitors see that the beaches are closed then they'll know that we know about their plan, we need to be patient about this." Ash said, "Alright," and helped John to his and Shauna's room.
The next few days went by quickly, all of Ash's friends kept winning their battles and the traitors as well. John discovered a new power that he could teach Ash, Bonnie, and Aubrey, he called it instant Mending and his arm and leg were healed instantly. After the final battle of the first round and he and John made the second-round bracket, Ash went on TV and said, "Now that the first round is done, here are the second-round matchups. The First battle is the team of Paul and Gary against the Team of Collin and Frank. The Second battle is the team of Max and Bonnie against the team of Tierno and Stephan. The Third Battle is the team of Will and Burgundy against the team of Iris and Cilan. The Fourth Battle is the team of Chili and Cress against the team of Steven and Lance." After saying a few more matches, Ash said, "The eighth Battle is the team of Misty and Zoey against the team of Cynthia and Flannery." Ash then went through the rest of the matchups. Ash then said, "The first battle will take place tomorrow after Breakfast so trainers, get ready, because this round will definitely be more dynamic than the last. Thank you and have a good day to all trainers." After Ash got off the Television, he was approached by two men. One man said, "Greetings Mr. Ketchum, I'm sure you know who we are." Ash nodded his head and said, "You two are Collin and Frank, you'll be going up against my Brother-in-Law and his Girlfriend." Frank nodded his head and said, "Well sir, we just wanted to let you know that we support you all the way, if you need us to take the fall in our battle, let us know." Ash smiled and said, "I thank you for your support and I don't want you two to lose the battle on purpose, I want you two to give the battle your all." Frank and Collin nodded their heads and Collin said, "We will sir." Ash then said, "I'm glad that you will give it your all. Now if you excuse me, I have a meeting to go to with the King of Otron." Collin and Frank nodded their heads and let Ash go to his meeting with the King. After driving for a half hour, Ash pulled up to the castle's front gate. After getting through security, Ash was escorted to the throne room, there he met the king of Otron, King Armon the first. Ash bowed and said, "King Armon, I appreciate you meeting me."
"Champion Ketchum, I assume you have a good reason for arranging this meeting, you already have complete control of my Military." Replied Armon. Ash then said, "I know your majesty, I just needed to tell you that there is a new criminal organization called Team Comet and it was created by the people who betray me." King Armon's face had a face of shock as if hearing a long-lost name. Ash was confused and asked the king, "What's wrong your highness?" King Armon shook off the shock and said, "Nothing, its nothing, I need to go, I have much to think about, please see your way out." King Armon then left the throne room and left Ash with more questions than answers, but he didn't want to disobey the king, so he left the castle and drove back to his house. Back with king Armon, he was in the Royal Library looking for a book when his son, Prince Armon the second came in and said, "What are you looking for Father?"
"I am looking for the Ancient Book of Prophecies. It has to be here somewhere." Replied Armon the First. Armon the second began helping his father look for the ancient book. As the king and his son searched for the Ancient Book of Prophecies, Ash was at his house reading in his study when his wife came in. May then said, "What'cha reading Ash?" Ash told May K., "I'm just reading a book, and thinking about my meeting with King Armon." When May asked Ash what he meant, Ash replied, "My meeting with King Armon was very short, once I mentioned Team Comet to him, he got a look of shock on his face, as if he knew who I was talking about, when I asked him what was wrong, he told me that he needed to go because he had much to talk about, we never even got to the topic of preparing the inner defenses around the Castle and on Mount Chakra." May crossed her arms and said, "Wow, that was short, and strange of him to do." Ash nodded his head when there was a knock on the door. When Ash opened the door, it was Paul, with his left hand on his right arm, scuff marks all over indicating he was in a fight.
"Can I come in before I'm spotted?" Ash nodded his head and let Paul in and led him into his Study where May saw him and said, "I'll get some bandages." After May K. walked off to get some bandages, Ash had Paul lay down on the couch. Ash then asked Paul, "What happened Paul?" Paul replied, "I was on my way to the stadium's battle arena when I got jumped by a group of people wanting to actually try and claim the bounty that was placed on your head by Tracy." May then returned with gauze and ointment covered Bandages and started to wrap Paul's arm as he continued talking, "They dragged me off and demanded that I tell them where you were, so they could jump you and claim the reward. I told them that I wasn't going to tell them anything when suddenly, one of my Pokéballs opened and my Torterra came out and used earthquake, that shook them up, long enough for me and Torterra to make a run for it, but since Torterra is a very heavy Pokémon, it moves slow and the people who captured me tried to captured me again, I fended them off of Torterra, getting bruises, some cuts from the tree on my Torterra and the spikes, but Officer Jenny saw what was going on and came to the rescue. She took them all off to the station and offered me a ride to the hospital, but I declined and had my Torterra bring me here. I wasn't sure if the group were the only people, so that's why I asked if I could come in here before I was spotted." May then began to wrap Paul's head as Ash said, "Well, I'm glad you told me this, I thought that the sight of my Pokémon and the legendary Pokémon were get rid of any plans to capture me and collect the bounty." Paul nodded his head, which made May mess up her wrapping and she said, "Don't move Paul, I'm trying to help you here." Paul looked at May K. and said, "Sorry."
"It's alright Paul, just try not to move too much." Replied May K. Paul nodded his head a bit and let May finish up her wrapping. Meanwhile, Stephan was banging his head against the wall in his hotel room with Tierno watching. Tierno then asked, "Hey, what's wrong Stephan?" Stephan kept banging his head against the wall as he said, "People not getting my name right." Tierno patted Stephan on his back and said, "Don't worry bro, our battle's up first so even if we win, I'm sure people will get your name right eventually." Stephan looked at Tierno and said, "That's easy for you to say Tierno, you got an easy name to remember." All the while, a Blond hair girl was sitting on the edge of a bed and she just watched Stephan bang his head. The Blond hair girl then said, "Well, maybe you really should change you name, you've said it before in Unova." Stephan looked at the girl and said, "Well I didn't really mean it Bianca." Bianca then said, "I'm just saying that you said it a lot in Unova." Just then there was a knock at the Hotel Door and when Tierno answered it, a girl with Purple Hair was standing there. Tierno asked who the girl was and when Bianca and Stephan saw the girl, they both said, "Burgundy, what are you doing here?"
"I'm here to find Ash Ketchum and ask him if I can help him, he hates Cilan as much as I do now, and I want to offer my services to him." Stephan, Tierno, and Bianca looked at each other and all laughed and when Burgundy asked what was so funny, Bianca said, "Ash Ketchum is a loser, the people hanging with him are losers, so why would you want to help him?" Burgundy then realized that Tierno, Stephan, and Bianca were on the side of the traitors and left the Hotel to find Ash, all the while thinking to herself, "Ash might have been a loser when he was traveling in Unova, but he's definitely not a loser now, he's a guy I want to help get revenge against Cilan." Meanwhile, Serena was walking about when she saw Bonnie with Max and she hid behind the corner. Serena then peaked around the corner and said to herself, "There's Bonnie and the Traitor Max, looks like they got together. Wait until Bonnie finds out that I'm going to be her Sister-in-law. I might tell her now, yeah I'll do that." Serena then walked around the corner and towards Bonnie and Max.
"Hey Bonnie." Said Serena, getting Bonnie's attention and Max's too. Bonnies and Max's faces showed hatred when Serena stopped a few feet away from them with a smile on her face. Bonnie then asked Serena, "What do you want Serena?" Serena smiled some more before she said, "Oh, nothing, just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be your sister-in-Law." Serena then showed Bonnie and Max her Engagement Ring that Clemont got her. Bonnie's face had a mixture of expressions before she laughed. When Serena asked Bonnie what was so funny, Bonnie said, "You haven't been back to Kalos yet, have you." Serena shook her head no, then Bonnie said, "Your Mom married my Dad five years ago and gave birth to a boy, our 3-year-old half-brother, Billy." Serena could not believe what she was hearing, her Mom married her Fiancé's Father, that would make her and Clemont Step-Siblings. Serena then ran off to find Clemont. Max then said, "I don't think she liked that." Bonnie smiled and said, "I know." That made both Bonnie and Max laugh as they went into the Ice Cream shop.
When Serena did find Clemont, he was with Misty, Zoey, and Iris. Serena then said, "Clemont, out Parents got married to each other, and have a son named Billy." Clemont could not believe what he was hearing, his father married his Fiancé's Mother. Clemont and Serena then said, "This is going to be hard to explain." Misty, Zoey, and Iris rolled their eyes, knowing that their friends are in big trouble.