Buzzyboy1: Well I'm hoping to finish this story by new year's day, so starting on chapter five, also spoiler for Academy of Heroes.
Mudkip: Buzzyboy1 doesn't own Pokemon!
It is now December 28th and everyone woke up, getting ready to head out on the town and find outfits for the ball. Firey and Ariana had found a good store to look, with the help of May, Dawn, and Serena. The guys, Korrina and Misty groaned. Everyone went to the store and started looking around in men's formal wear. As Ash was looking for a tie, someone saw him looking at it and decided to talk to him.
"Hello, I'm Alyssa Bartholomew, a freshman at Iron Heart, and I am wondering if you knew a Devlin Strange?" The girl asked.
"He was the champion of the school's battle team, why are you asking?" Ash asked.
"Hello, I'm Dimitri, his younger brother, and I challenge you to a battle!" a boy exclaimed.
"Have to continue shopping, will accept your challenge after we're done here, my girlfriend would flip out on me if I got dragged into a battle." Ash explained.
"Ok," Dimitri said, "meet me at the Pokemon Center."
"Gotcha!" Ash exclaimed.
As Ash picked out a tie, May came over.
"Would this tie work?" Ash asked, holding up a purple tie.
"Perfect!" May exclaimed.
"Ok, going to buy it." Ash said.
As Ash walked up to the counter to buy the tie, someone walked up to Ash.
"Hey, Ash, we're having lunch after this, are you joining us?" Ariana asked.
"Sorry, Devlin's brother challenged me to a battle." Ash explained.
"Ok, see you later." Ariana said.
"See you." Ash responded.
Ash went to the Pokemon Center battlefield and got ready.
"Ok, are both trainers ready?" Alyssa asked.
"Yes." they responded.
"One on one, no time limit, begin!"
"Dunsparce, Ready for Battle!" Dimitri yelled.
"Noctowl, I choose you!" Ash yelled.
a smaller than normal, closer to gold, owl like Pokemon with reddish brown wings appeared in front of Ash, as a yellow creature with a big head, body with a drill like tail and two wings appeared, it had a blue underside.
"Aren't Noctowls supposed to be brown?" Dimitri asked.
"Dimitri, that is a shiny Noctowl!" Alyssa exclaimed.
"Let's go, use Ancient power!" Dimitri yelled.
Dunsparce glowed white and a silver ball formed and was launched towards Noctowl.
"Use Confusion!" Ash yelled.
Noctowl's eyes glowed blue and sent the silver ball back to the ground.
"Use Sky Attack!" Ash yelled.
Noctowl flew up to prepare for the attack.
"Your mistake, Dunsparce, use Thunder!" Dimitri yelled.
"Keep flying around to avoid it!" Ash yelled.
Noctowl flew around so Dunsparce couldn't track it.
"Now!" Ash yelled.
"Iron Tail!" Dimitri yelled.
Dunsparce's tail glowed metallic and was ready to swing when Noctowl came from nowhere, hitting it on the mark!
"Dunsparce!" Dimitri yelled, "Can you still battle?"
Dunsparce turned to its trainer and nodded, turning around.
"Alright, use Yawn!" Dimitri yelled.
Dunsparce yawned, causing Noctowl to yawn.
"Use-!" Ash yelled.
Noctowl is now asleep.
"Use Dreameater!" Dimitri yelled.
"Sleep Talk!" Ash yelled.
Noctowl used a strange attack, causing a loud screech and hitting Dunsparce, it looked painful.
Dunsparce still hit Noctowl with its attack, knocking it out.
"Noctowl is unable to battle, Dunsparce is the winner!" Alyssa announced.
"That was a really good match, Dunsparce was the first Pokemon I ever caught, not many Pokemon are close to beating it." Dimitri explained.
"Noctowl, you did a great job, thanks, return!" Ash explained, "I'll definitely be on the lookout for you again, you gave me a good challenge."
"No problem." Dimitri explained.
"I better get going!" Ash exclaimed.
"See you around." Dimitri said.
Ash met back up with the group at the hotel and found Everyone waiting.
"Sorry about that, I was challenged by him." Ash explained.
"Oh, ok, tell me when that happens." May said.
"I will." Ash explained.
"Hey guys, time for lunch!" Dawn exclaimed.
"So, Gary, how's Serena?" Clemont asked, wrapping an arm around Dawn's waist.
"She's good, had to visit her mother should be back by New Year's Eve." Gary answered.
Ariana suddenly looked gloomy.
"Hey, Ariana, are you ok?" Clemont asked.
"I'm remembering one of my old Pokemon." Ariana answered, sniffling.
"What one?" Bonnie asked, curious.
"Seviper." Ariana answered, tears forming in her eyes.
"What happened to Seviper?" Dawn asked.
"Deceased, saved me and Firey from a building collapse." Ariana explained, crying.
"My Sudowoodo was also in the building collapse, helped Seviper save us, he is also deceased." Firey explained sadly.
"Oh." Everyone else said gloomily.
"As for the rest of the day, we are heading back to the hotel and Firey Argentston..." Ash exclaimed until the manager of the hotel met up with him.
"Your egg hatched!" The manager announced.
"Who's the new Pokemon?" Ash asked excitedly.
"You may want to take a look yourself..." The Manager answered as a baby Ho-oh perched itself on Ash's arm.
"Ash..." Firey quivered, "That's a baby Ho-oh."
"Holy Miltank Ash!" everyone yelled at the same time, "How the Distortion World did you get a Ho-oh!?"
The baby legendary squawked fearfully.
"Calm down, when my Tauros were stampeding around the school, the leader had an incubator with the egg in it." Ash explained.
"Hey guys, I have to go do something, I'll be back." Firey said.
Firey and Rayquaza flew over to The Cave of Origin in Sootpoolis City, it took him eight hours.
"Groudon, You're up!" Firey exclaimed sadly.
Groudon appeared in front of Firey and he knew what was happening.
"Thanks for all your help with dealing with everything, the battles you've won, and all the times, good and bad." Firey said as he tapped Groudon with its Pokéball, and a blue light enveloped Groudon for a moment, officially releasing Groudon back to the wild.
Groudon roared sadly.
"I will be back if I need help from you." Firey explained.
Back to Ash, he was just talking with them when he asked where Firey was.
"I can tell you this, if he was that sad before leaving, its either one of two things, either someone he knew died, or he released a Pokemon, and since no obituaries appeared in my inbox, my guess is that he released Groudon."
"Why would he do that?" Bonnie asked.
"To protect Hoenn." Ariana explained, "He trained that Groudon since it was little, and now it's time for him to control the land."
"Oh." Everyone said in realization.
They all went back to the hotel and found Firey there, looking a little bit sad, Ariana hugged him from behind causing him to tense up at first then calmed down.
"So, why don't we have some time, just the two of us?" Ariana whispered seductively.
"Ok," Firey whispered back.
