Her eyes, hidden by her hood, were dark brown. Darker than the barks on the oak trees. She stood there in silence. Eyes watching the Deerling in the fields eating the grass silently. The woman wouldn't dare go near them. Not during this time of day.

Delia walks the other way, up towards the path where the house she and her family lived was nothing more than a memory. A dark, horrible, memory that she must live with for as long as she lives now. That day sent shivers up her spine, remembering her husband whispering kind words as they watched their house go up in flames. Then he disappeared from her arms. He was gone.

A tear slipped off her face, as she could hear a baby's cry in a distance. She couldn't figure out why she could hear it so clearly but remember that it could be an allusion. A cruel allusion. The brown-haired woman desperately wants to find her baby as soon as she wants to find the person behind the attack on their home. Where was her son now? Was Ben taking care of him?

"One day, Ash, one day I will find you. A mother never forgets her own child." She whispers turning towards the path where the field of Deerling grazed. "Just not today."

The sun was shining already when the lemon blonde first woke up. His eyes were bugging him, but he ignored them for now. Where was he? Clemont couldn't care less about his location. Who brought him here? That is what he wanted to know.

"Ah so your finally awake, Clemont?"

The boy jerks his head in the direction of where the voice came from. He couldn't get his eyes to focus at all. He was almost blind. He could hear fine but his vison was horrible.

"Do you know where you are?" The voice asks again, this time it was behind him.

Clemont feels a hand touch his shoulder but he couldn't relax at all. He felt ready to vomit as he slowly remembers what happened a couple months ago. The boy was regretting his words to the princess. Why did he let them take him? Who's them?

"A pity you wouldn't know. You will be sacrificed to Zapdos in a week." The voice, Clemont registered as a female, said with a fake sadness in her voice. "Team Darkrai will be forever grateful for your contribute."

"W-what?" Clemont couldn't speak as the cloaked person behind him made him uneasy. He could hear someone laugh and felt his body shake.

"Your vision will be better in do time. You won't go completely blind." They said and the woman behind him scoffed, making him flinch.

"Honestly, could you ever shut up and let him figure out on his own!" She yells making Clemont frown. She sounds familiar?

"No problem, Ines."

Now that name is familiar. Liam told us that name because he was controlled by her. Why does everything happen to me? The boy felt himself get pushed into a dark area and lands roughly on the stone floor. Do I always have to land on my face?

"Sleep tight, sacrificial lamb!"

Ash held onto Bonnie as the little girl was already asleep. Serena walks beside them as they enter a clearing. Without saying anything, the prince gently woke the little girl up. She groans a bit before rubbing the sleep out of her eyes.

"Bonnie, hey, Bonnie. We are going to be entering a village soon. Mind giving my arms a break?" He teases as he tries not to laugh at the tired girl in front of him.

"Fine *Yawn* I will." She says willingly earning a giggle from Serena.

"Just think Bonnie," she starts looking over at Ash. "we will have actual beds to sleep on!" Serena says excitedly.

"Pikachu!" The yellow mouse on her shoulders agrees smirking at Ash. The boy just merely ignored him and strolled further in front of the group.

It hasn't been a day yet, and the events from a day ago were still fresh in his mind. That hunter knew his parents. How weird is that? The other reason is that he just can't figure out why he was angered by that man when he threatened Serena. Why did he punch him? Was he feeling ill?

Those events won't stop bugging him. Serena was threatened, yes, but the reason why he reacted was another question. Why did it matter? She was just a friend that he saved from drowning. Right. No more than a friend.

The forest opening was expanding and then finally a village appeared. It was just a simple village with old cottage homes and a few big buildings for stores and inns. To Ash's relief, there was a Pokémon Center next to the inn. He can get Froakie and Charmander checked up! All his worries were gone. Or so he thought…

"Hey isn't that the prince?" someone yells pointing to their direction as the trio enters the village.

Ash tries to remain calm, but it was very clear that he was sweating. He felt a hand on his shoulder and looks at Serena in relief.

"You must be mistaken? This boy is not the prince. He is uh- a fisherman!" the honey blond says as the villagers gather around their group. It was no use; the crowd grew larger and larger. "A fisherman with Pokémon that need help!"

"The prince doesn't fish! He doesn't even have Pokémon!" One old woman shouted earning a cry of "Yeahs" in her favor. "Can't you see those beautiful brown eyes? Clearly those aren't a fisherman's, but a prince."

Serena was about to respond when Ash took her arm and put his face dangerously close to her ear; "I have a plan to lure the crowd into a frenzy to give us time to escape. Just go along with it." He whispers feeling her body relax next to his. He stands up straighter and offers her his hand which she takes.

"Good people of Kanto, please be respectful to your future queen!" He yells squeezing her hands, trying to keep his nerves from showing. The crowd wasn't so entertained with that, as they were murmuring to themselves. "I, Ash Ketchum, future King of Kanto, will marry Serena from- uh Kanto!"

Serena could feel her face heating up as the boy next to her was feeling the same. Ash normally doesn't speak about his royal statues. Why did he take this rout? Does he like her or something? The honey blonde could feel Bonnie's teasing grin from behind her.

"Where's the ring, then!" a villager, a brown spiky haired boy, yells out. "We want proof!"

"Gary, settle down." A red-haired girl snaps smacking the boy upside the head.

"Geez, Misty. Can't I say my opinion?" the boy, Gary, grumbles nursing his head a bit while rubbing it.

Ash then smiles, as if recognizing the boy and the girl. He lets go of Serena's hand (much to her disappointment) and rushes over to them, making the crowd gasp. The honey blonde shook her head with a smile before taking Bonnie's hand and walking over to the group.

"Gary, Misty? Its good to see you guys again!" The raven-haired boy chuckles as he smiles at the two. "How long has it been? Five years?"

"Yeah, five years of no adventures!" Gary complains making the other laugh a bit.

"Five years of having to put up with Gary's memes. Seriously, Ash where have you been?" Misty asks worriedly glancing around her as the villagers now were walking away. "Where is your butler too?"

"Oh, Ben and I have been traveling. But Ben and I got separated, and then I found Serena and Bonnie which I'm helping to find their missing friend." The boy says looking over at the honey blond for help, but she just stared at him in shock. Was she surprised about the lie? When he took a glance at Bonnie, that turned out to be a mistake as she is now grinning like a mad person. "He has lemon blonde hair. He was taken by a group of people in cloaks. Have you seen them?"

Gary lifted his chin and smirks a little. Ash starts sweat dropping a bit, knowing what he's probably going to say. "Why, are you interested in this boy?"

"Ew, Gary knock it off! I am just helping some friends out. Besides, I'm not into relationships right now."

Misty raises her eyebrows, "Then why did you tell the whole village that you and Serena were engaged?" she asks teasingly as a small smirk was coming into view on her face.

"T-that was just to get the villagers off our backs! It doesn't really matter now. Besides we are way to young to get married." Ash hisses as his face gets red in embarrassment. He quickly turns his back on the group and shakes his head. "Did you really think Ben would be pleased about me finding someone with no royal history?"

Serena went wide eyed at his words and shrunk back. She could feel her heart breaking in two. All the emotions they went through meant nothing to him. It was like a candle flame that stayed still instead of moving side to side. She felt broken. Nobody could redeam her now. Maybe Alain was better after all? Even now, she began to be pulled back into reality; where hearts shatter, and dreams are crushed.

"Ash, you shouldn't say things like that." Gary whispers surprising everyone except Serena. "Ben would understand."

"Really Gary," Ash shot back, getting a little frustrated now. "now you're being a love expert when it's obviously not needed. Do you really think I have a chance? My parents were royalty? Why does my love life matter to you!"

Misty looks at the honey blonde in worry but found her already walking away towards the forest. She doesn't fully understand her yet, but she was Ash's friend, so Serena was her friend too. The red head glared at the raven haired who stopped talking. The moment he found her missing, his annoyance vanished instantly, and turned into a look of worry.

"Look Ash, I may not know Serena personally, but it seems that you broke her. If what your saying is true, then I would watch your back. Let's go Bonnie!" Misty calls the lemon haired girl as they head into the forest.

Ash stood there with the most worried some look on his face. He took a step forward, but Gary grabbed his arm.

"You aren't going anywhere bud. We are going to the tavern." The brunette says dragging the boy towards a big building. "We have to talk."

So everyone, hope you like this chapter. Sorry Amourshippers, your ship isn't looking too good. On the bright side, Delia is back! I lied about killing her off. She is going to have a huge role in the coming chapters. So stay tuned for that!

My updating schedule is out of whack because of college now, but do not worry! Your Scyther always has a plan! :D

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