Chapter 3 Meetings

The sound of the Rotom Phone causes Ash to wake up from the bed, he takes the call and asks, "Hello?"

"Brother? Where were you and Golly? Team Alpha's meeting is an hour away!" Minami yells, and Ash winces as he almost forgot about the meeting.

"Golly wasn't with me, so you'd better inform her first. I was just sleeping in my room, I'll be there soon..." Ash ends the phone call and he turns to see the blonde-haired angel sleeping beside him. Both of them are naked as Ash smiles at her cute sleep.

"Just how lucky I am... to have someone like Lillie by my side..." Ash thinks before shaking Lillie. "Lillie, wake up..."

Lillie yawns a little and she mutters, "Good morning, Ash..."

"Lillie, we just slept for an hour and I have a meeting to go to within an hour. I need to get up." Ash says.

Lillie pouts a little before muttering, "Fine..."

After dressing up, Lillie asks, "So what kind of meeting are you having an hour later?"

"It's a meeting between Team Alpha members." Ash says. "We're going to hear the report of each team's battles."

"I see..." Lillie nods, and Ash says, "And by the way, you're going to come as well."

"Me? But why?" Lillie asks with shock and confusion. Ash says, "Considering you're my future wife, my team members should met you first."

"Future... wife..." Lillie mutters with a blush, but then she also remembers that the two of them already made love with each other. Once they all head to the meeting room, Minami asks, "Brother? Who is this?"

Ash says, "Mark, Insey, Trenor, and Minami. This is my girlfriend, Lillie. Lillie, meet my siblings, Mark, Minami, Insey, and Trenor."

Lillie is a little shy and she mutters, "It's nice to meet you..."

The four of them are surprised as Trenor asks, "Wait, does that mean you're already over Serena?"

Before Ash can say anything, Insey gives him a slap on the head and says, "You idiot! Why are you saying something like that to brother? Do you seriously have to remind him about that?"

Ash says, "Calm down, guys. Lillie might not be Serena, but before Serena's death, her memories, her aura, and her memories are transferred inside her. She can also use the aura as well."

"She can?" Minami asks, "Can you show us some tricks?"

Lillie is a little nervous, and she asks, "But I didn't have practice using this aura thing before..."

Ash says, "Don't worry, just concentrate and form the aura onto your hand."

Lillie tries and eventually, an Ice Arrow appears on her hand. Mark says, "You're not kidding when she can use aura..."

Golly says, "Of course, she can."

Minami asks, "You're late, Golly, where were you this whole time?"

Golly says, "The Aether Paradise. They were moving to the territorial sea of the Sevestar Region."

"You did it without our permission?" Mark asks.

Ash says, "I approve of it." Golly is surprised since she never told Ash about it, but she realizes that Ash is just making things easier. Ash says, "Lillie's parents live on the Aether Paradise now that Alola is in a war zone, some of my former travel companions were killed by Team Rainbow Rocket, so the remaining ones were still on the island as well."

Insey says, "I see... I'm sorry to hear that."

Ash says, "Now let's get onto some matters to do. Arceus, you can come out now."

Arceus appears as he stays beside Snowy and Sylveon, who are a little nervous with the god by their side. Ash says, "Now let's begin with the teams."

Golly says, "For the Kanto Region, Team Rocket and Team Wither are still fighting Team Revival and Team Weather. Our enemies sunk the Cinnabar Island while their next target is the Seafoam Islands, Team Weather was still trying to fight against them, while Team Revival was forced to retreat back to Mt. Moon."

Mark says, "In Johto, Team Shadow and Team Jungle are still fighting Team Cipher and Team Volt. They manage to kill some Shadow Pokemon abominations, but Team Volt was still causing trouble by using their hacking skills..."

Insey says, "In Hoenn, Team Ocean and Team Meteor are still trying to fight Team Magma and Team Aqua. Team Meteor is winning, but Team Ocean is still having a hard time fighting Team Aqua."

Trenor says, "Our forces in Sinnoh along with Team Charge manage to make Team Galactic and Team Ragnarok retreat, but we don't know if they will come out and attack once more like the other teams."

Minami says, "Team Knight and Team Plasma manage to save a lot of Pokemon from Team Jet and Team Justice. But Team Justice is still an enemy that causes a lot of trouble."

Ash nods and says, "In Kalos, Team Flare and Team Diamond destroyed the Power Plant back at Route 13. Team Smoke and Team Order are still trying to recover the place."

Golly says, "Team Skull and Team Ultra are fighting against Team Prism and Team Perfection, the battle not only goes through the whole Alola Region, but also into the Ultra Wormholes as well. A lot of our people were killed because of it..."

Minami says, "Team Fists and Team Frozen almost destroyed the whole Stow-on-Side. Team Macro and Team Yell are still trying to rebuild it.

Mark sighs, "And finally, in the Paldea Region, Team Star and Team Arctic are still fighting Team Blaze and Team Wyvern. It's a good thing that they haven't gotten into Area Zero yet."

Lillie is a little confused as to what they're talking about, Ash notices it and says, "Lillie, sorry if you don't understand anything we said, but the thing is, we were discussing the reports about each region and then we'll try to figure out a way to stop their evil deeds."

Lillie says, "I see... so what's your next plan?"

Ash says, "It seems that I'm going to the 9 regions and watching how the teams were doing."

Arceus says, "I also think it's time."

"Time for what? Arceus?" Trenor asks.

"Ever since Ash loses all of his Pokemon, he swore never to capture a new Pokemon for fear of them being executed. But once a Pokemon died, its soul will go into the next life, and I also used my powers to make sure that they were reborn into the Pokemon that they used to be. And now all of them were completely reborn. It's time for you to recapture all the Pokemon." Arceus says.

"Really? You mean Pikachu, Charizard, Sceptile... all of them were reborn?" Ash says with shock. "But if I capture again..."

Lillie says, "Ash... the nine governments won't be able to do anything to you. I saw the news and they have been busy trying to deal with Team Radiant Alpha that they have no time to talk about your escape."

Minami says, "It sure is a good thing that someone is helping us update the news of what the governments are doing. We didn't have much time to read the news."

After the meeting is over, Mark wants to talk to Lillie alone, and Lillie asks, "What's the matter, Mark?"

Mark says, "Brother Ash's heart has been in despair and darkness for a long time, I've never seen him smile since we formed Team Alpha. Not only that, but whenever someone mentioned his Pokemon, he would just try to avoid the topic."

Lillie gasps in shock after hearing how badly Ash has been suffering, Mark says, "Lillie. Only you can save our brother. Promise us that you won't abandon him."

"I promise, I'll never give up until it's over." Lillie says.

After going into the Aether Foundation, Ash met the remaining travel companions, who all give him a hug.

"I'm glad that you're still alive, Ash." Dawn says.

"Yeah, we have been worried about you." Chloe adds.

"I'm sorry, guys. You guys all heard everything from Golly, right? Since then, I tried to avoid you to protect you guys..."

"We understand, after Bonnie, Sophocles, and others' death... we have been in a depression as well..." Clemont says.

"But we still can't get over Misty, May, Max, and Iris' betrayal... how dare they join Team Rainbow Rocket..."

Ash frowns and says, "You might be right about that... but the truth is, May and Max didn't actually betray us..."

"What do you mean by that?" Brock asks.

"You see... May and Max are acting as spies in Team Magma and Team Aqua respectively." Ash says. "The two of them volunteered to take the job after finding out my true identity."

"You mean they were on our side this whole time?" Chloe asks.

"Yeah, but their cover was blown a few days ago, and we lost some of Team Meteor's members to save them." Ash frowns a little.

"We've also heard everything about your past. How dare they kill your Pokemon and also dump all the fault on you... it's a good thing that the PLA and the International Police are on your side." Cilan says.

"That might be true, but there might be spies inside each organization as well. That's why we decided not to get them involved in some situations unless they're trustworthy."

Chloe asks, "So what are you going to do next now that you reveal everything to us..."

"Lillie and I are going to travel around the regions, Arceus informed me that all of my Pokemon were revived, and I am going to look for them and recapture them."

"But how are you going to find out where your Pokemon are located?" Brock asks.

"Arceus informed me that all of my Pokemon are still the same species, except for Tauros. And they aren't going to be the only ones I'm capturing. I'm also going to capture some chosen Pokemon. The Chosen Pokemon have Arceus' marks on their bodies."

"But letting Lillie go with you in the other regions..." Mohn says, "Can you be sure that you'll protect her?"

"I'll definitely protect her. Those who mess with her are going to pay dearly, I'll make sure of that." Ash says.

Lusamine smiles and says, "I know you can protect Lillie. And don't worry about the marriage proposal. Mohn and I approve of you two being together."

Ash blushes a little and he says, "Th-thank you so much... that really means a lot to me..."

Lillie enters the room and asks, "Did I miss something?"

Ash says, "Lillie, there you are, I was just finished talking about our plans to my friends and your family."

Lillie nods and Lusamine says, "That reminds me, have you two eaten dinner yet? It's already past 6 o'clock."

"We're going back to our castle to eat. That reminds me, do you want to join us for a meal?" Ash asks.

"You have your own castle?" Chloe asks in surprise. "That makes you a prince!"

"I would be a prince if my parents weren't killed by Team Rainbow Rocket. Since their deaths and I'm the oldest, I'm the King. But I don't mind having Lillie as the queen."

"A... queen..." Lillie mutters with a blush.

"That sounds even better, don't you think, Lillie?" Dawn asks.

"Yeah..." Lillie decides to stay silent while they all head back to Ash's own place.

Here is a new chapter, and as you can see, I reveal the teams and what region they're in. And I also let Ash meet his old friends and reveal some things. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter is going to be the beginning of traveling.