Chapter 3: A New Adventure!

It was 7 in the morning. Sunlight started to shine through Serena's eyes which woke up the honey blonde girl.

Serena rubbed her eyes before her blurred vision turned to normal. It was a beautiful day. With the sun shining through the window, the Fletchlings chirping in the roof, and the beautiful blue sky. She couldn't have asked for a more beautiful atmosphere than this. As she stood up from Bonnie's bed, she scanned the room and her best friend was nowhere to be found.

"Huh? I guess she woke up earlier than I thought." She said to herself.

Serena then took a bath before getting dressed to get ready for Bonnie's birthday. As she made her way downstairs, she was greeted by a startled group of Meyer, Clemont, Korrina, Lucario, and Shauna as they were preparing for Bonnie's Birthday.

"Gee, Serena. We thought you were Bonnie for a moment." Clemont exclaimed.

"Yeah sorry about that." Serena apologized. "Wait, she hasn't woken up yet?" she later asked.

"Not yet. We've been up since 5 in the morning just to prepare for her birthday." Korrina answered.

Suddenly, Dedenne came down the stairs to signal the group that the celebrant is coming.

"Looks like she's woken up! Everyone go to your places!"

Everyone went on to their places as they prepare for Bonnie. As the yellow haired girl went her way down stairs, she was greeted by Serena, Shauna, Korrina, Lucario, and her family.

"Happy Birthday Bonnie!" They all greeted the birthday girl.

"Oh wow!" Bonnie exclaimed

"Happy Birthday to you my dear daughter. Today marks the day of not only your birthday but also the start of your Pokemon Journey!" Meyer said to her birthday girl.

"Wow, thank you dad!" Bonnie said.

"Happy Birthday Bonnie! Here's something from me and Clemont!" Korrina greeted the birthday girl while handing her a box tied with a bow.

"Oh wow! What is it Korrina?" Bonnie exclaimed.

"Well go ahead and open it!" Korrina replied with a grin.

Bonnie opened her present. She untied the bow then proceed to tear up the cover revealing a box.

Bonnie then slowly opened the box, revealing what seems to be a digital watch with a Key Stone attached to it.

"Oh wow a watch! But with a Key Stone?" Bonnie said in excitement with confusion at the same time.

"Well, since you're gonna start your journey soon, me and your brother thought that you may catch a Pokemon that can Mega Evolve someday so we've asked my grandfather to give you one. It wasn't that easy to get though. He put us through different trials just to get that Key Stone." Korrina told the celebrant on the things the couple had to went through just to get her present.

"Wow, that's tough. Don't worry, I won't let your hard work go to waste!" Bonnie replied in a cheerful tone.

"So Bonnie, are you ready to start your journey as a Pokemon Trainer?" Serena asked Bonnie.

"You bet I am Serena! I actually can't sleep last night because I'm so excited to start my own journey!" Bonnie replied.

"Yep! That's right! Anyway let's all eat before we go to Professor Sycamore." Meyer added.

After they finished eating breakfast. The group then went to Professor Sycamore's Laboratory. When they arrived, they are greeted by Alain, who was watering the plants in front of the lab.

"Hey they Alain!" Meyer greeted the boy.

"Oh, hey there Meyer. I suppose you're here for the Professor to give Bonnie her starter Pokemon?" Alain replied.

"That's right! Is he inside the lab?" Meyer asked.

"Yes, right this way please." Alain lead the group into the lab.

Alain was the winner of the Lumiose Conference two years ago after defeating Ash and his Greninja. However, he did so out of collecting Mega Evolution energy for Team Flare in order to save his friend's Chespin, who went into a comatose state after helping Zygarde core to escape. After he won the Conference, he soon found out Team Flare's true intentions in using the energy he collected: In order to take control of Zygarde and take over the world. After learning Team Flare's true purpose, Alain blamed himself for inadvertently helping them in succeeding their plans but was able to snap out of it thanks to Ash and helped in stopping Lysandre in succeeding his plan. After the attack, he decided to relinquish his trophy back to the League and returned to Professor Sycamore as his assistant once more. In addition, he also gave up his Key Stone and the Charizardite X to Professor Sycamore as a way to punish himself from what happened and vowed to never use Mega Evolution ever again.

"Professor Sycamore! They're here" Alain called out the Professor.

"Great! Right on time! Nice to see you again Meyer!" Sycamore greeted Meyer.

"Nice to see you too, Professor. I assume you already know why we're here" Meyer replied.

"Yes." Sycamore replied. "So Bonnie, have you decided on which Pokemon will you choose as your starter?" the professor asked the birthday girl.

"Yes Professor! I have already decided." the birthday girl replied

Bonnie approached the desk with three Pokeballs on display. She stopped and thought straight what her decision will be before choosing the Pokeball on the right.

"Froakie, I choose you!" Bonnie exclaimed as she threw the Pokeball, releasing the frog Pokemon.

"Ah, I see you chose Froakie. I suppose you want to be like Ash do you?" Sycamore remarked on Bonnie's choice.

"Yes Professor! Besides I want to become a strong trainer like Ash!" Bonnie replied with grin.

Froakie looked at its new trainer before leaping into her arms as a symbol of acceptance of its new owner.

"Looks like Froakie already likes you Bonnie! I'm sure you'll be able to raise it as strong as Ash's Greninja! " Serena said to Bonnie.

"Thanks Serena." Bonnie replied. "Hey Dedenne, say hello to our new friend!" she said to her Dedenne in which it greeted its new friend.

"Consider it as a birthday present! Happy Birthday Bonnie!" Sycamore greeted Bonnie her birthday wishes. "Oh by the way, here are the things that you'll need in your journey." Sycamore then proceeded to give Bonnie her trainer card, Pokeballs and a Pokedex.

"Oh wow! Thanks Professor!" Bonnie thanked the professor. "Froakie, Dedenne, it looks like our journey starts now! Let's all do our best to become stronger" Bonnie said to her Pokemon, full of energy.

"She sure is full of energy!" Shauna remarked. "Yeah, I guess she got that from Ash after travelling with him for a year." Serena replied to her best friend.

"Serena, wouldn't you mind to have a battle with me?" Bonnie asked Serena which made the whole group shocked.

"What? Are you sure you want to battle right now?" Serena exclaimed.

"Yeah, Bonnie. Isn't it too early to rush into things?" Shauna said to the new trainer.

"Yeah! Besides, I've been waiting to do this for two years. I want my first battle to be with you Serena! But don't go easy on me!" Bonnie replied, full with confidence.

"Well, alright then!" Serena accepted Bonnie's request. "But shouldn't we go look for a battlefield first?" She asked.

"The battlefield is just a few blocks from here. If I remember, that was where I had my first battle against Ash." Clemont answered Serena's question.

"Ok then. Let's go!" Serena replied.

The group then went to the battlefield that Clemont had suggested. The battle immediately started as soon as they arrived with Korrina serving as the referee.

"Okay then. The battle between Serena and Bonnie will now begin!" Korrina announcing the start of the battle.

"Okay then, Braixen I choose you!" Serena yelled as she threw her Pokeball in the air, releasing the fox Pokemon.

"Okay Froakie, this is our first battle! Let's do our best okay?" Bonnie told her frog Pokemon.

"You move first Serena!" the new trainer said to her opponent.

"Okay then. Braixen use Scratch!" the performer told her Pokemon for its first move.

Braixen's claw started to glow and proceeded to approach Froakie to land it's attack.

"Froakie dodge it then use Pound!" Bonnie told her Pokemon.

In the last minute, Froakie was able to dodge Braixen's attack and land its attack on the fox Pokemon.

"Great now use Bubble!" Bonnie proceeded to tell the frog Pokemon's next move

"Braixen, counter it with Hidden Power!" Serena countered.

Balls of energy started to surround Braixen's body before launching it towards the Bubble attack, effectively blocking it.

"Great! Now use Fire Blast!" Serena proceeded.

Braixen then proceeds picks up its stick from its tail then launches a star shaped fire towards the frog Pokemon, significantly taking major damage despite being resistant to it.

"Are you okay Froakie?" Bonnie started to worry before the frog Pokemon stood up showing it's endurance.

"Great! Now use Flamethrower!" Serena proceeded with Braixen's next attack.

Flames spew out of the Fox Pokemon's stick towards Froakie with the latter using it's tiny hands to shield itself from the fiery attack.

"Wow, I've never seen Serena battling this serious before." Shauna said in amazement at Serena's battling skills.

"I'm surprised you didn't know that considering that you're travelling with her most of the time." Clemont replied.

"Well, performers don't battle that much so that's why. I guess that's another thing that she got from Ash. " Shauna remarked before they focused back on the battle.

"Froakie! No! Don't give up!" Bonnie encouraging her starter Pokemon.

Suddenly, a glowing blue orb started to form from the frog Pokemon's hands before launching it towards Braixen, effectively putting out the Flamethrower attack before hitting on Braixen for super effective damage.

"Woah! It learned Water Pulse!" Shauna exclaimed.

"Never expected Froakie to learn Water Pulse right away…" Serena muttered before commanding Braixen its next move. "Braixen use Fire Blast!"

"Froakie use Water Pulse!" Bonnie shouted as soon as she heard Serena commanding Braixen its next attack.

The attacks collided and created a massive explosion. The smoke has surrounded the battlefield with both Trainers covering their eyes to protect from the dust. As the dust settled, both Pokemon especially Froakie, were visibly tired. The two Pokemon stood before the frog Pokemon collapsed. Declaring Serena and Braixen the winner.

"Froakie is unable to battle! The victory goes to Braixen and Serena!" Korrina, declaring the winner of the battle.

"Good work Braixen! " Serena said to the fox Pokemon in which it exclaimed in happiness as a reply.

Bonnie approached her Froakie, who stood up as her trainer came closer, visibly sad.

"Don't worry Froakie. You did good. We'll win next time we battle. We'll just have to train harder." Bonnie reassured Froakie before lifting the Pokemon into her arms before approaching Serena.

"Wow, that was a good battle!" Clemont exclaimed.

"Not bad for being Bonnie's first battle" Shauna added.

"Congratulations Serena! That was a good battle! Thanks! I never thought you would be that strong though…" Bonnie congratulated her opponent.

"Thanks Bonnie. Sorry that I was a bit too harsh though…" Serena replied.

"No, it's okay. I'm glad that you didn't hold back. We'll be stronger next time!" Bonnie reassured Serena, full of confidence.

"So, Serena. Now are you ready to go back to Vaniville?" Shauna approached Serena.

"I don't think it would be necessary…" A voice came in.

"Huh?" Serena exclaimed in confusion.

The whole group wondered where the voice came from before a grown up woman approached them. The woman turned out to be Grace, Serena's mother, with her Fletchling and Rhyhorn at her side.

"Grace?" Both Clemont and Shauna exclaimed in surprise.

"Mom? What are you doing here?" Serena in surprise of her mother's presence.

"Well, I figured you'd still be here after you didn't come home last night. I decided to come here to give you your things needed for Kanto..." Grace replied. "Besides, isn't tomorrow your flight to Kanto?" Her mother added.

"What?" Serena exclaimed before checking her tablet for the day, realizing its Thursday. "Oh my goodness. Today is Thursday! That means tomorrow is my flight!." she exclaimed in shock.

"Sorry Mom. I guess I haven't kept track of the time." Serena apologized to her mother.

"It's okay sweetie. Besides, I'm pretty sure you're excited to see Ash again so bring him home if you can. He'll be a really good son-in-law I can guarantee you that…" Her mother teased her daughter.

"Aw not you too mom!" Serena replied in embarrassment while blushing in a deep shade of red.

"Haha just kidding. Say hello to Ash and Delia for me." Grace replied. "Oh and remember, tell him when the time is right. Don't worry if he doesn't get it at first. Boys mature later than girls so it would take him for a while to understand it. Besides, I do think he feels the same about you. It's just that he doesn't know it yet." She added.

"Okay mom. Thanks." Serena replied as she hugged her mother.

"Well I better get going" Grace said to her daughter as she climbed onto her Rhyhorn. "Take care and don't forget to call me when you're there Serena!" She added as she bid farewell to her daughter while riding her Rhyhorn.

"Don't worry mom, I will!" Serena replied back.

"Well, I guess you're ready for tomorrow then?" Shauna asked.

"Yep" Serena replied. "I can't wait to see him again. I wonder if he's changed that much…" she added.

"I'm pretty sure he's still the same Serena. Besides, isn't that the reason why you like so much?" Shauna replied in a teasingly fashion.

"Come on Shauna!" Serena replied in embarrassment while Shauna returned with a giggle.

"May I ask what time your flight would be?" Clemont asked.

"Let's see" Serena opened her bag to check her ticket. "It's 5 o' clock in the morning. It would take me a while to get to Kanto though." She later added.

"Well, we better get back to the house." Clemont said.

"Yeah, you don't want to miss your flight tomorrow!" Korrina added.

"Well, okay then! Let's go!" Serena replied before the group went back to the sibling's house.

Lumiose City Airport

It's 4:30 in the morning when the group arrived at the airport. While most of them were still sleepy, they forced themselves to wake up earlier so that they can accompany Serena to the airport.

"So is everything set? Make sure you double check the things you need so that you won't forget something!" Shauna said to her best friend.

"Let me see, clothes…., charger…., Pokeballs...Yep! I'm all set!" Serena replied "Thanks Shauna!".

"Serena, may I have your tablet for a moment? I have something that would be useful on your way to Pallet Town…" Clemont asked.

"Um, okay…" Serena replied as she gave her tablet to Clemont.

"Let's see…Pokemaps….add region...Upload Kanto Region Map…." Clemont muttered as he modified Serena's tablet. "And…done!" He exclaimed as he returned the tablet back to its original owner.

"So what did you do Clemont?" Serena asked.

"I've uploaded the map of the Kanto Region to help you navigate the region." Clemont replied.

"Wow thanks Clemont! This would really help me a lot." Serena replied in happiness. "So according to here, Pallet Town is three cities away from Saffron City Airport." she said as she checked the map of the Kanto Region.

"Well, it looks like a long way to go so be careful out there. I heard there are some strong Pokemon in Kanto." Korrina said to Serena.

"Don't worry Korrina. I'll be fine." Serena replied.

"Calling all passengers of flight KAL720. The plane heading to Kanto will leave in 30 minutes. All passengers please proceed to Gate 1 to have your tickets checked before boarding the plane. Thank You." An airport personnel announced through the PA system.

"I guess that's your cue Serena!" Korrina remarked.

"Well you better go Serena! You don't want to miss your flight!" Bonnie said to Serena.

"Okay then! Bye guys and thanks for everything!" Serena bid her friends farewell as she proceeded to her flight.

"Take care!" Shauna replied. "Don't forget to say hi to Ash for us!" Clemont added.

"Okay! I will!" Serena replied.

Serena made her way to the gate as instructed by the airport personnel through the PA system to get her ticket checked by the airport personnel before boarding the plane. As she made her way to the plane…

"I can't believe I'm going to Kanto" Serena said to herself "Finally after two years, I'll be able to see him again and maybe, I'll be able to tell him too." She added as she held the ribbon in her collar Ash gave her.

Outside the plane, as the airport personnel were loading the passengers' luggage, a figure went past them in a flash.

"What was that?" The worker asked his co-worker

"Don't know. Must be the wind." his co-worker replied.

That's it for this chapter. The battle was difficult for me to write as like I've said, English is not my native language so it was difficult to choose the right words for it. I decided to give Bonnie a Froakie because I think that she might want to be like Ash after seeing how awesome of a trainer he is so that's why. I might write some one shots here and there and I don't care if Serena doesn't go to Alola. All I care is a proper conclusion. Some say that the ship is dead if she doesn't go with Ash. Keep this in your mind, Amourshipping will go on as long as Serena retains her feelings for Ash and the only ship that made it close to canon. I'm still holding my hopes of something big happening in XYZ45 and the airport episode. So, thanks for reading this and hope you stay tuned for the next chapter!

An Amourshipper to the end!