Hey everyone!
Sorry for the bad chapter last time. I don't know what really happened, I just wanted to finish it and post it, so I think that I rushed too much. But I promise that this won't happen in this chapter again.
Anyway, in this chapter you'll get know why this story is called 'Precious things' . Some of you may asked themselves this question. So this chapter will answer your questions.
The dance episode is out and I am totally disappointed. Why Bonnie!? Why did you do that?!
And thank you all for 3k+ views on this story! Never expected that
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So let's get started and hope that I did a better job this time! (and to make it a bit less confusing, almost everything happens at the same time)
Last time, our little friends were walking along the cliff. Everybody was just talking until something happened. Actually a lot of things happened but just one thing changed everything. Clemont taught Ash everything he knew about love. And surprisingly, Ash did understand everything quite fast. So Clemont told Ash to look for any 'signs', and he did so. But then something unexpected happened. Something that unexpected so that Clemont never thought about it in his millions of scenarios for the outcome.
So now there they were, Clemont and Bonnie were standing not too far away from Ash and Serena. Pikachu and Eevee were in front of Clemont and Bonnie. But Ash and Serena were standing really close to each other.
Both of them were staring into the eyes of the other, intently. They were in this position for nearly a minute and it felt like a second for them. The lemon haired siblings and the two Pokémon are watching the scene in front of them happy and slightly shocked (Pikachu and Eevee). But still, they were happy for the two of them. Two persons who met each other during their childhood but separated shortly after their encounter and met each other again, years later. Everything could have gone wrong. They might haven't see each other again, back at the beginning of Ash's Kalos journey. Or maybe worse, never met each other. Any small thing could change the future. Even the small Poliwag. If there hadn't been a Poliwag during professor Oak's summer camp, Serena wouldn't have started her journey to become Kalos queen, she would probably still train Rihorn racing at home. These little things can change anybody's life. So all of them were happy and the two were lucky that everything happened how it was supposed to.
"Hey Clemont, isn't this like dream? A perfect dream. But this is not a dream. It is much better. It is something we will never forget. Something to celebrate. Something life changing. Something to remember when we'll get older. And a fated moment. " Bonnie expressed dreamily without averting her gaze from the two
"Yeah, never expected that things would develop so fast. I mean A few minutes ago, we had some doubts and we thought that Ash, being the dense Ash, wouldn't understand anything. But I guess we were totally wrong." Clemont stated without averting his gaze too
"Hey! I never had some doubts. You were the one who panicked and had doubts. I stayed optimistic all the time. I always believed in him. And now you see why." Bonnie stated proudly even if she had some doubts
"Yeah, but in the end everything everything went well. And Bonnie, I didn't panic. I just told you what also could have happen. But I still did my task and they're standing there hand in hand. "
"I know and I'm thankful for your actions."
"Nah, no need to be thankful. I just couldn't watch those two like this anymore. Since I lost my denseness, I couldn't watch it. I mean those two are made for each other. So I decided to do something. Of course I couldn't do it alone so I involved you too. And now they're almost a couple. Aren't I a good friend, or not?"
"Of course you are, Clemont."
"Ya think that I'll be Ash's best man at his wedding?" Clemont asked her sarcastically
"Only if I'm the chief bridesmaid!" Bonnie told him
"Yeah, they still have a lot of time. There is just something going on between those two. I just know it."
"Hmmm... I wonder when I get the chance to experience a moment like this." Bonnie asked dreamily, staring at the two lovebirds
"MY, my! It seems so that Ash isn't the only one who matured. My little Bonnie has too! " Clemont exclaimed while looking down at her with a big smile, averting his gaze for the first time
"Hey! I'm not a small kid! I already matured a long time ago!" Bonnie stated, looking Clemont right into his eyes
"Yeah, you sure did mature a long time ago." Clemont mocked her with a sarcastic voice
"Tch!" Bonnie turned her gaze back to the lovebirds puffing her cheeks
"No need to get offended by it. Everybody matures at some time. Some earlier like you or some later like Ash. But you don't just mature once. It is a continuous process which never ends. " Clemont explained
"I think I get it so far."
"You don't have to understand it, now. Anyway, you wanted to know when you'll experience your moment, right?"
"Yesss! What do you think?" Bonnie asked eagerly
"What I think? I don't know." Clemont answered
"Why? Don't you have a feeling when it will come?" Bonnie inquired, disappointed
"Why should I have a feeling for it? If there's a feeling for it you would be the only person who has it. And Bonnie don't rush it. You can't influence it by rushing. So don't search for the one like you're doing it for me. Take Ash and Serena as an example. They didn't rush it. They also didn't search for one another. Ash didn't search for Serena and she didn't call for Ash back in the summer camp in Kanto."
"Yeah I get it. I still have to wait a long time." Bonnie said, slightly sad with her head hanging a bit
"Nah, no reason to be sad. I only said that you shouldn't rush it. That doesn't mean that you'll have to wait much. Look at Ash and Serena, they met each other when they were really young. And Bonnie you're 8 years old. You still have plenty of time." Clemont assured his little sister and cheered her up.
"Heyy! I'm already 8 and a half years old." Bonnie pouted again
"That's my little sister I know!"Clemont stated, ruffling her hair
"Heeeyy! And you're my big bro without a keeper!" Bonnie said, staring at him smirking maliciously
'Hopefully, she doesn't rush trying to find a 'keeper' for me too. But I think I can't change her mind in that point. I guess I keep have to wait until either Bonnie finds a keeper for me or I find a girlfriend on my own. Aww maaaann, I hope that this happens fast 'cause I can't stand all the embarrassments Bonnie causes for me. Please Arceus, help me!' Clemont thought, feeling slightly depressed
After the little talk between the two lemon haired siblings, Clemont and Bonnie turned their attention back to the lovey-dovey scene some meters away from them.
Meanwhile at Pikachu and Eevee
Pikachu and Eevee were still standing in front of Clemont and Bonnie. Having seen the little scene between Ash and Serena earlier, both of them watched Ash and Serena with deep hanging jaws wide and wide open eyes , being astounded, shocked and most of all dumbfounded.
"Are we just hallucinating or is it really happening?!" Pikachu asked Eevee, still not believing it
"I haven't got a clue. I don't know Ash too well since I'm quite new to this group but I can say that he is dense, or better said was dense. I always thought that until now. And I wasn't the only one who thought that, right?"Eevee answered
"I think that everybody thought like you. Even me. And I'm his first Pokémon and his best friend but thought like everybody else." Pikachu confirmed her thoughts
"Yeah, we all thought that and now, look what is happening. It's unbelievable." Eevee said
"You know, that kinda reminds of Frogadier and Braixen. They used to be like Ash and Serena. Almost everybody thought that there was something going on between those two. And we were all right. These two were almost kissing but Bonnie decided to stop it. And we all stared at them so that they feel embarrassed. I feel kinda bad but they will get their chance, someday. And in the end when we think about it later in the future, we'll laugh about it and keep it as a good memory." Pikachu said
"Wow... never thought about that."
'First Frogadier and Braixen, now Ash and Serena. When will I meet my soulmate?' Eevee thought
'Wow... my dense buddy really did it! He really got somebody special for himself! And I thought he was going to keep being dense for his whole life. And Ash isn't the only one who got a girlfriend. Frogadier is a step in front of me too! I can't lag behind and spend my whole life in the friendzone. I have to do it! ... Ok not now I'll just enjoy the moment between those lovebirds. Just wait a bit longer, Eevee. Just hope that Bunnelby won't interfere.' Pikachu thought
Both of them turned their full attention back to the scene
None of them noticed a small Meowth shaped balloon hovering above their heads.
In there, were three persons. One tall man with mix of blue and violet colored hair. He was wearing plain white pants with black boots which go up to the half of his shinbone, a purple belt with a silver metal buckle, a black undershirt which is overlaid by a white Shirt with an red "R" covering the front, and blue gloves which almost go up to his elbow. The second person is a tall woman with magenta red hair. Her hairstyle is somehow weird; no comment. Anyway, she is as tall as the said man. She wears a white short skirt, black boots which go up to her upper thighs, a white crop top with a black belly top under it so that her belly is exposed but nothing more, and black long gloves which goes up to her upper arm. A red "R" covers her crop top. And the last person is a talking Meowth. The names of the two described persons are "Jessie" and "James". These two form with their talking Meowth the so-called "Team Rocket", an evil organization which steals other's Pokémon. These three chase after a Pikachu, it isn't any Pikachu, it is Ash's Pikachu who is below them, right now. But it isn't the first time they tried to steal or Pokemon-nap him, they tried it several times before. So often that nobody knows how often they tried but yet they keep trying it no matter what happens, they never give up ( sounds familiar). And every time they tried, everything ended the same. First Team Rocket appears, then they usually say their motto but occasionally they get interrupted, then they try stealing Pikachu, after that there are two options left. Either they succeed in stealing Pikachu but then they blast off usually due to Pikachu's thunderbolt or by other things. But in the end the fail and try it again the next time.
Anyway, right now they're discussing their plan on stealing Pikachu
"So that was my play, everybody understood the plan?" Meowth asked after explaining his plan
Having waited half a minute for a response, Meowth decided to open his eyes and ask again. Meowth closed his eyes when he began explaining the plan in order to imagine and explain his plan better. But obviously, it backfired since nobody listened to him. When Meowth opened his eyes, he realized that no one was listening to him, the whole time.
"What the Magikarp?! Jessie James!? Come over!" Meowth demanded but to his surprise the two of them didn't even budge. That made Meowth infuriated. So much that he used scratch across their faces.
"Ouuuchhh! Meowth! Why did you do that?!" The two yelled at the same time
"Why?! I was explaining the plan but nobody was listening! Now you know why! And why didn't you listen to me?!" Meowth blared angrily, really really angrily.
"You know it wasn't really my fault. Jessie distracted me!" James stated
"So it was Jessie's fault that YOU didn't listen to me? How come?!" Meowth asked still mad
"Yeah it was her fault. I listened to you then...
Flashback (just some minutes ago)
Meowth told Jessie and James to come to him and listen. Then Meowth closed his eyes to imagine his plan in his head while explaining the plan to them. At that time Jessie sneaked back to the edge of the balloon to stare at Ash and Serena from above
"James, look you have to see this!" Jessie told James who was listening to Meowth closely.
After hearing her, James turned around and said:"Jessie come back here, we have to hear his plan if we want to catch Pikachu."
"No WE have to see this!" Jessie demanded, pointing down to the little scene
'Oh Arceus what should I do? If I go to Jessie and do what she wants I'll have to bear Meowth's wrath. But if ditch her and stay here to hear his plan then I'll have to bear JESSIE'S wrath! Ok I better do what she wants from me. I mean nobody survives Jessie's wrath.' James thought
And with that he turned around to see Jessie swaying like crazy and fangirling as if there was no tomorrow. This caused James to gulp
"Ok" James responded hesitantly walking towards Jessie.
When he was just centimeters away from her, Jessie turned around grabbed him and pulled him over for a really really tight hug.
"James that is so adorable! Can't you see it? I think they would make a perfect couple. I wonder when they'll marry. Will I be invited? Who cares I'll just sneak in 'cause they're too cute! ..." Jessie fangirled to a large extent while crushing James, literally.
"JJJe-s-s-ssi-ee-e ccc-aaa-n-nn'ttete bb-b-r-re-a-th-e" Was the only thing James was able to say
"Huh?... I know right?! What they're doing is sooooo breath-taking. I lose my breath too. If it stays like this I'll lose consciousness. But I can't look away, too kawaiiiiiiiiiii! Don't you think so James?" Jesse again
She didn't get a response from him because he LOST HIS consciousness and not her due to her Arceus destroying hug.
"Huh? James?... Did you fall asleep?! You can't sleep right now! You have to watch them with me!" Jessie yelled at him while she shook him vigorously " James! Wake up! You need to see THIS with ME!"
James was unconscious but his instincts were still active. So his instinct told him to wake up or otherwise he won't see the sun rise again.
James eyes shot open, suddenly. He forget what happened to him but the moment he realized what was going on, he remembered everything and was about to lose consciousness again but his surviving instinct told him not to. So he trusted his instincts and tried to stay awake this time. It was hard at first but it got quite easy when he remembered her full wrath, not wanting to experience it.
"Oh James you're finally awake now! Good now we can watch those two, together!" Jessie exclaimed happily, turning his head with her hand to the direction the 'twerps' are. James just gulped hard again. The two of them watched the little scene for some seconds until Jessie decided so snuggle into James' arm. She watched it while she held his arm with her arms and her face nuzzling into it. This made James feel uncomfortable as he tried to escape her bloodstream stopping grip but she was just too strong. James decided to let it be and just bear it.
"... So that was the plan, everybody understood it?" Meowth asked
Present time
"... Oh man, James, you have my condolence. I didn't knew that you had to bear with Jessie. I pity you. Anyway, I guess I have to leave her out, this time. She would just ruin the plan. And the plan also needs just two men. So do I have your full attention now?" Meowth asked just to make sure
"Right!" James saluted
"Good, now listen! First, we descend a bit then we'll surprise them by using this little thing" Meowth started explaining, then he held up a small gray cube with an hole on each of its side.
"What is that?" James asked
"You should actually know it but who cares. That little thing is just a smoke bomb. "
"And how are we supposed to catch Pikachu with a smoke bomb?" James inquired
"That's step two. After step one, one of us throws the smoke bomb and then the other one will climb down and steal Pikachu. They would be so shocked that they can't even realize what's going on. And when they realize what's going on, we'll be long gone." Meowth finished explaining
"Sounds easy. Who will stay here and throw the smoke bomb?" James asked
"That is an easy par so I think that you're capable of doing that." Meowth said
"Ok then let's start" James exclaimed, not noticing Meowth's slight insult
Back to the main event
Ash and Serena were standing hands connected. Their surroundings were beautiful but they didn't even notice them because something else or better said someone else is attracting their attention. Serena got Ash's full attention and Ash got Serena's complete attention. So right now, they're standing there in their embrace for some minutes. But for them it felt like an eternity. The time stopped for them. They were both staring into each other's eyes and kept staring in silence, enjoying every second. But then Ash broke the silence.
"Serena your eyes are so beautiful. The blue is so ... indescribable. It isn't like the sky nor the ocean, I've never seen some other blue like the one of your eyes before. I can't stop staring at them. They're so special just like the rest of you. Your honey blonde hair which is always looking perfectly, your kindness you're always nice to everyone; your bravery, determination and courage; you never gave up, not even when you lost your first showcase, you just continued and now you're as determined as I am or much more; just all of you is just perfect. You're cute, beautiful and lovely. And your willingness to help astounds me, you are always willing to help somebody, even if you don't even know him or if it means risking your own life, you never let someone down. All of your character traits are so flawless, just like yourself. Even your constant blushing. I didn't even know that blushing is a sign but I saw your blush, all the time. You're so cute when you blush. Your pink blush or your red blush both are just so adorable. Every time I look into your eyes, I see a determined, brave, courageous, beautiful, cute and most of all a perfect girl." Ash half whispered to Serena, never breaking eye contact once, without thinking what he was supposed to say, just saying what he was feeling.
Tears began welling up in her eyes, making her eyes glimmer lovely. Even a blush could be seen on her face. But it wasn't a tomato red one. She wasn't kinda embarrassed about what he said about her. So there's no reason to blush full red. She had just a pink mild blush on her cheeks.
Her heart skipped a beat and her heart is pounding like mad. It was beating so fast so that Ash could almost hear it.
"Oh Ash, you're the most special person I ever met. You're the bravest person I met, the most kind, most caring, most encouraging, cutest and much more. You're the most perfect person in the world. I just crave to see your brown, hazel, caramel caring eyes. They're just so magnificent. I can't stop staring into them. Or your cute childish behavior. But most of all, your endless kindness. The first time I met you, was the first time I got to know your kindness. And even years later I recognize your pure kindness from before. I admire your bravery. You always risk your own life when others are in danger, without thinking only once about your own safety. Your character strengths are bravery, willingness to help anybody, your cuteness, strength even your denseness. I really love all of these things. Because that makes you to the Ash I know. The Ash I've known since summer camp back in Kanto. The Ash who always encourages me, gives strength to me and helps me when I need it the most, believes in me, never doubting me once; never judges people by their appearance. And the Ash who said ' don't give up until it's over ' to me when we were younger. I kept that phrase in good memory, never forgetting or disbelieving your words. " Serena told him, a tear rolling down her cheek. Ash reacted immediately after he saw a tear on her cheek. He slowly inched closer and closer.
"Serena why are you crying? Did I make you cry?" Ash asked completely unaware of the fact that these weren't tears of sadness.
Ash's right hand let loose of her left hand and slowly moved up to her face and wiped the single tear with his thumb.
"Ash, these aren't tears of sadness. These are tears of joy. I'm happy that you think that way of me. Your words were so marvelous. It is so wonderful to hear these things from you. Thank you, Ash" Serena answered him, chuckling slightly and her smile growing bigger. More tears were welling up in her eyes.
"You don't have to thank me. I just said what I thought." Ash said making Serena cry for joy. Hot tears were streaming down Serena's face, as she let go of Ash's hand and tackled him into a hug, wrapping her arms around his upper body and crying in his shoulder lightly.
Ash was shocked at first, he was leaning back slightly and his arms were spread out around Serena, deciding on hug her back or not. So, Ash was standing there, a crying Serena clinging to him, his arms were ready to hug her back, his arms around Serena, without touching her and his palms facing her back ready to caress her back soothingly. But Ash shook the shock off quickly. Instinctively, Ash wrapped his arms around Serena and his hand stroked her back soothingly.
"Serena, stop crying. Please. Tears don't suit you as much as your beautiful smile does. So please stop so that I can see your beautiful smile again." Ash told Serena, causing her to lift her head from his shoulder to look back at him. Tears were rolling down her face as she slowly stopped crying, turning it into a light sob.
"But Ash, I am smiling." Serena said, showing him her beautiful, beatific and bewitching smile, as a last tear made its way down from her eye down to her chin, resting on the underneath for seconds, before falling down onto the ground.
Ash was at a loss for words, the moment he saw Serena's face. Her hair was swaying lightly to the side due to the mild breeze, a mild red pink blush could be seen on her cheeks, but most of all her sapphire, ocean, sky, cerulean magnificent and indescribable blue eyes. They were glimmering like the ocean's surface at sunset. The ocean itself is blue but at sunset, something beautiful and so magical happens which can be only created by mother nature. The surface begins to gleam, the sun hovering above the horizon colors the surface gold and the most beautiful feature is that the ocean's surface itself is never waveless. This makes the shimmering effect much more beautiful. Just as Serena's gleaming eyes in front of Ash, shining so brightly as the sun itself. Her glorious blue eyes, creating a new blue shade which never existed before. Her charming, beaming and warm-hearted smile.
Ash stopped caressing her back, the moment he saw Serena's beaming smile again. He just simply stared at her with an opened mouth, stunned by her perfection of beauty. As he stared at her, he absentmindedly moved his hands from her back down to her waist, placing respectively one hand on each of her sides, tickling her ever so slightly that makes her giggle quietly.
"You know Serena, your laugh, no matter whether your small giggle or your cute laugh, always makes my heart jumpy which causes me to smile whenever I see it." Ash told her, scratching under his nose.
"And Ash, I always thought that your little nose scratching habit is kinda cute." Serena said, giggling again.
She moved her hands from his upper body to his neck. She let go of his upper body before wrapping her arms around his neck and pulling herself closer to him, her chest touching his and their faces only inches away from each other.
They enjoyed this moment much more, feeling each other's body heat. Serena wasn't the only one whose heart skipped a beat. As Ash felt Serena's body heat, his heart skipped a bit.
Millions of Butterfrees were flying and swirling around inside of their stomachs. Ash felt this sensation for the first time. He couldn't describe this feeling, the feeling was somehow familiar but at the same time unfamiliar. It felt like as if he was in the middle of a final for the league, his heart pumping blood through his whole body, blood rushing with an incredible speed through his veins and as focused as never before but at the same time he felt relaxed, something that would never happen in a battle; he was at a loss for words, occasionally, he always knows what to say and to do in a battle; warm , he may sweat in a match but that warm couldn't be compared to the 'warmth' he was feeling, it wasn't uncomfortable but rather comfortable, it didn't make him sweat, it made him feel warm; he was as focused as never before but he wasn't thinking about battle strategies or tactics, he was thinking solely about Serena; and most of all, he was happy, he was constantly happy without any other negative emotion, no doubts, regrets, disgust, he was just happy, happy as never before. No battle, title or any other price could make him feel this happy.
Whereby Serena felt a different and same sensation. Trillions of Vivillions were swirling and flying around in her whole body, making her legs wobbly and turning them into jelly. Due to her jelly legs, Serena had to lean more on Ash, creating more body contact. She looked then up at him and whispered, "Sorry Ash, my legs are like jelly". Thereupon, Ash whispered back her, "I don't mind, Serena. Actually, I kind of like it".
Serena was literally clinging on him with a pounding heart. Although her blood was rushing through her whole body carrying adrenaline, she felt her eyes falling slowly. With half opened eyes, she moved closer and closer to Ash's face. Ash's right hand moved from her waist slowly to her face. He caressed her cheek softly and began to close his eyes slowly and leaned slowly down towards Serena.
Both of them were moving slowly to each other with closing eyes and no second thoughts or any thoughts on their mind. They didn't thought about anything in this moment, they just let them lead by their instincts. Ash tilted his head slowly to the right and Serena to the left. They were so close to each other so that their noses brushed one another. They could feel the other's breath, warmth and feelings. Their eyes were almost shut. Ash could only see the faint shimmer of her blue eyes, and Serena was able to see only the small fire of love and other emotions in his hazel eyes.
Their lips were only centimeters away from each other and they were moving closer and closer to one another with each passing second.
But suddenly, a small gray cube with little bolts and a hole on each of its side fell was fell from the sky and landed next to Serena. The cube exploded only seconds after it made contact with the ground. The small explosion effect with a following smoke startled Serena. She shrieked and jumped backwards, unaware of the fact that she was standing near the cliff due to her shock and smoke. She fell backwards down the cliff and screamed, "Aaaassssshhhhh!" .
The moment Ash heard Serena scream, was the moment he knew she fell down. So he jumped down trying to catch Serena within the fall. Once he jumped down and out of the smoke, he caught immediately sight of Serena. He dove down and caught Serena in his arms. She was too frightened to realize that Ash jumped after her. After catching Serena, Ash grabbed one of his Pokémon and released Talonflame. In an instant, he grabbed one of his legs with his left arm while he held Serena with his right arm. Talonflame tried his best to fly back to the group again but two persons were just too much for him so they were falling and gliding down. Neither they didn't fall straight down nor glided slowly controlled down. Talonflame just decreased their falling speed but had no control about the direction where they were flying to.
As they were falling/gliding down, they had no other choice than flying directly through the dense and thick tree crowns. Ash tried his best to protect Serena from the coming injuries caused by the treetops, he protected her whole front including her head and face. Serena pressed her face against Ash's chest and screamed the whole time and cried into his chest, as he held her close to him with his right arm and she had her arms wrapped around his whole upper body. But unfortunately, Ash couldn't protect her whole body. He couldn't turn around so that his back is facing their fall direction so Serena's back was facing the treetops. Her back, legs and arms were exposed. Fortunately, Ash, knowing that Serena was clinging onto him, moved his right arm from her back to her head and pressed her closer to his chest so that the back of her head was protected. Before they made contact with the tree crowns, Ash stroked Serena's back of her head soothingly and said, "Nah nah, everything will be fine. Just don't cry. A smile still suits you better"
And with that, he closed his eyes and both of them felt the leaves scraping and grazing them, the branches scratching and injuring them and ripping parts of their clothes. Serena's back was hit hardest. The branches were merciless. They first ripped the clothes on her back, then they cut through her flesh, leaving scratches, deep ones or just small cuts but both of them were painful for Serena. She screamed in pain as she felt the pain. Her legs weren't any luckier, the branches cut through her stockings leaving bleeding cuts on her legs, her thighs had bruises and cuts since they were exposed and hadn't any protection. Her arms weren't really harmed since she had them around Ash's upper body. They had a few just small cuts.
On the other hand, Ash's back wasn't as injured as Serena's, but his face was completely exposed. The branches, even the little twigs didn't show any mercy, as they cut, grazed and punched Ash's face. Ash suffered a lot of pain but he held the tears back and didn't screamed because he had to stay strong, strong for Serena. If he had screamed now, Serena would be seized with panic.
Their fall through the treetops only lasted some seconds but these few seconds were painful for all of them. Even Talonflame, it had no protection so he was hit hardest. It had to fly directly through the treetop getting hit by branches. During these few seconds, their bodies were injured much, clothes were damaged, Serena's hat got lost and a little precious thing of her loosed and got stuck at a branch.
Their landing was rather rough. Talonflame couldn't see the ground while they were flying through the tree crown. So he couldn't try to use his last bit of strength to land more smoothly.
Before they touched the ground, Ash let go of Talonflame and tightly held Serena in his arms as they were about to touch the ground. He turned around so that his back was facing the ground, and said, "Don't worry Serena I'll protect you."
Then they landed. Immediately, Ash fell on his back and skidded some meters on his back, ensuring that Serena doesn't have to suffer more pain.
Serena opened her eyes as she couldn't feel the wind and the constant hits of the branches. When she opened, she couldn't believe what she was seeing before her eyes. Serena was laying on Ash who was unconscious. She saw all the injuries he got, cuts bruises and much more. The blonde girl stared at the raven haired boy under her until she couldn't hold it back anymore. She cried into his chest, tears streaming down her face onto his chest. But these weren't tears of joy, this time. The rookie performer couldn't stop crying. She completely forgot her surroundings and their situation but not Ash's state.
Meanwhile, Talonflame awoke after he fainted minutes ago. He looked around dizzily before he could see clearly the threat. Without thinking Talonflame used his last reserves of energy he had, to dash in front of Serena. A poison jab attack hit Talonflame which caused him to faint.
Having heard the sound behind her, Serena turned around to see a swarm of angry Beedrills surrounding them. Serena trembled in every limb, as she awoke to the danger.
She counted 1.. 2 .. 3.. 4... , there were at least 10 Beedrills she assumed.
At first she didn't know what to do. But the moment she remembered Ash's current state, she immediately knew what she was supposed to do. She had to safe Ash no matter what. So she grabbed two of her pokéballs and released Braixen and Pancham.
"Pancham, use Stone Edge!" "And Braixen, Fire Blast!" Serena commanded
They hit and defeated some of the Beedrills but Serena had a hard time attacking, counter and protecting Ash. It was really hard. She tried her best to defend everything she loves but the more she defeated Beedrills the more came to support their swarm.
Suddenly, a large number of Beedrills used pin missile and hit Pancham. Thereupon, Pancham fainted, leaving Braixen alone.
Braixen tried everything she could do to protect her trainer/friend Serena and Serena's friend/crush, But fighting off a swarm of angry Beedrill is a really hard task, let alone trying it alone.
Braixen was just about to faint but suddenly a blue beam appeared from one of Ash's pokéballs, indicating one of his pokémon released himself.
The Beedrills stopped attacking them and just looked at the blue beam. Slowly, the beam began taking shape and it turned out that it was Frogadier. Braixen and Serena stared at him for a while after they turned their attention to his trainer who was still lying unconscious by Serena. By now, Serena got up from Ash and placed his head on her lap while she took of his hat which surprisingly, was still on his head, and ran her hand through his raven colored hair. Even though she was playing with his hair, she was still focused on the fight.
Frogadier helped Braixen as much as he could but the number of Beedrills increased with each fainting Beedrill. Serena tried to think of a strategy to win but she was too much in panic. But then she remembered that they had to win this. Thereupon, an idea popped into her mind. She took all of Ash's pokéballs and released his pokémon. At first, they looked rather confused why Serena released them instead of their trainer but after some seconds, they realized what was happening. They saw their unconscious trainer lying on Serena's lap, Talonflame who fainted, the swarm of Beedrills and then their friends fighting against the swarm with everything they had.
In an instant, everyone knew what they were supposed to do. Hawlucha rushed to Frogadier's and Braixen's side to help them at the front. Noibat stayed close Ash and Serena, and parried some attacks off and countered with his supersonic. First, everything seemed to be OK but the more they fought the more they grew tired. Even with Hawlucha's, Noibat's and Braixen's type advantage, they couldn't defeat them. Hawlucha didn't know any flying type attack, so does Noibat, and Braixen is too tired to fight. And Frogadier tried his best to protect his friends and family. He used cut combined with his incredible speed to block attacks directed at his friends. But there were just too many of them.
Serena could just watch everything in fear, as things got worse. She looked down at Ash and tried to wake him up.
"Ash! Please Ash! Wake up!" Serena said, as she shook him slightly. tears began to well up again and she continued trying to wake him up.
"Ash! Please!" Serena closed her eyes and covered them with her hands, tears were falling down onto Ash's face.
"I can't do it without you" She whispered with still closed eyes.
Ash slowly opened his eyes and instantly felt the pain coming back to him. But he ignored it when he saw Serena crying above him. His senses were still not completely recovered. So he only saw Serena crying. He slowly moved his right arm up to Serena's face and softly pulled at her arm. This caught Serena off guard and she stopped crying and opened her eyes.
"Serena why are you crying? I already told you. A smile really suits you better" Ash stated again, trying to chuckle but it turned into coughing.
"Ash, are you all right?" Serena asked
"Yeah, it is nothing." Ash answered trying to not worry her more than she was
"Stop lying! You are really injured! We need to get to the next pokémon center"
"Nah, it is nothing I had worse ones" Ash said
"Nothing?! It is nothing?! Your face is pretty bad scratched and bruised, your back probably much worse than your face and ... and I-I thought that..." Serena scolded. She stopped mid-sentence and hugged Ash and completed her sentence, "... I thought that you left me alone here!". She started to cry into his shoulder again. Instantly, Ash wrapped his arms around Serena and caressed her back soothingly again.
"I promise that I will never leave you again, Serena" Ash whispered into Serena's ear
This caused Serena to stop crying. She leaned a bit back to look into Ash's eyes.
"Do you really mean it?" Serena asked, although she could already tell it just by the look of his eyes. She knew that he would never lie to her.
"Of course I mean it! I won't leave you again" Ash repeated
Suddenly a small explosion interrupted their moment caused by the Beedrill. immediately, Ash turned his attention to the direction of the explosion. But what he saw shocked him. All of his pokémon except Pikachu fought for all of their lives. They were tired and injured, yet they didn't gave up.
Ash didn't ask what happened but tried to stand up. The moment he moved his body, he felt an incredibly big amount of pain coming from his back. He grimaced but didn't stop.
"Ash what are you doing?! Your back is in a pretty bad condition, right now."
"I know but I can't just sit here and watch all of our friends fighting for our lives." Ash explained
Knowing that she couldn't stop him, she helped him to stand up. She took his left arm and put it around her shoulder while she wrapped her right arm around his back, trying her best to not touch the injured spots, successfully. Noibat flew against Ash's chest, happily, as it saw its trainer standing again.
"Hey Noibat, missed me?" Ash asked, stroking it with his right arm. Noibat just nuzzled deeper into his chest, as it cried tears of joy.
They slowly moved towards their pokémon, with Noibat hovering above their heads, until they stood behind them. Their pokémon turned their attention to the raven haired boy, shortly, telling him that they obey him.
Having understood it, Ash began to give them commands and created a strategy to counter some attacks. At first, everything went well but Ash knew that they couldn't do that all day. His pokémon were already tired and injured. So he desperately thought for a solution.
Suddenly, a Beedrill dashed towards Braixen who was already occupied with another Beedrill so she didn't see the threat coming until it was too late. She closed her eyes and waited for the hit. But the hit never came.
She opened her eyes to see Frogadier blocking the Poison Jab with his cut. But apparently, this draw the attention of some other Beedrill to him. More Beedrills used Poison Jab, trying to overpower him. More and more came. Frogadier struggled to block the attacks, more and more. Braixen tried to draw the attention back to her by attacking the Beedrill who wanted to overpower Frogadier. But it was no use. The more she defeated the more came. Frogadier was on the verge of fainting, until ...
"Frogadier don't give up! You can do it!" Ash encouraged him
"Yeah, Ash is right, Frogadier!" Serena yelled
"Come on Froggy! I know you can do it!" Braixen shouted
Frogadier closed his eyes and thought 'I have to win this! I need to protect Ash, Serena, Talonflame, Noibat, Pancham, Hawlucha and of course Foxy!'
Suddenly, he felt stronger and stronger, he felt his energy returning to him until he was engulfed in a blue light. Everyone stopped doing what they were doing, even the Beedrills, and watched. They saw a bright blue light shaped like Frogadier. But slowly it changed its shape and the figure became taller.
"Is this.." Ash said astounded
"... an evolution?" Serena completed Ash's phrase
Finally, the bright blue light disappeared and there where Frogadier stood, a new pokémon was standing there. The pokémon looked much like Frogadier but it was taller and had a scarf which is actually his tongue.
Ash took his new pokédex out and scanned it
"Greninja, the Ninja Pokémon, and the evolved form of Frogadier. Greninja's swift movements confound its opponents, and it can compress water into sharp-edged throwing stars."
"Wow it is a Greninja now. All right! Now we can do this." Ash exclaimed
"Water Shuriken!" He commanded
Having heard his command, Greninja used Water Shuriken and threw lots of Shurikens towards the Beedrills.
Ash gave Greninja commands who obeyed him. Greninja defeated easily a lot of Beedrills, giving his friends some time to recover.
"Wow Greninja is so strong and fast." Serena stated, astounded
"Yeah, he really is." Ash answered
Braixen just stared at him, completely astounded, thinking the same lines Ash and Serena thought.
Greninja could do that the whole day if he had to. He was at a complete different level, now. He was already before on a different level but the Beedrills evened it out with their number. But now, they were totally inferior.
Not too long after Greninja's evolution, the swarm of Beedrills realized said things and retreated.
Everybody plopped down and sighed with relief. Ash and Serena leaned on each other. Greninja held Braixen in his arms, as he walked over to Ash and Serena. Hawlucha carried Pancham over to them and Noibat flew to Talonflame who was next to Ash and Serena.
"Man that was intense! Everybody good job! Ash exclaimed. He grabbed his pokéball and recalled Talonflame.
"Talonflame, you did a great job! Have a nice rest" Ash praised his pokémon who was in his pokéball
"Of course all of you did a great job! I don't know what could have happen if all of you hadn't been there"
The pokémon scratched the back of their heads, embarrassed
"Come on guys no need to be embarrassed! You really deserved it!" Ash told them. Thereupon, Noibat nuzzled into Ash's chest and Hawlucha, Serena and even Greninja who set Braixen down so that they could join the giant group hug.
"Guys, guys it's all right " Ash said, laughing caused by the group hug.
After a while, everybody let go, recalled all of their pokémon and they faced reality again.
They were stuck in the middle of a dense forest and the light was dimmed by the trees. At least, it wasn't cold so that they didn't have to worry about that.
"Ok what should we do now?" Ash asked
Meanwhile at the others on the mountain
The smoke cleared and Clemont, Bonnie, Pikachu and Eevee saw that Ash and Serena were gone. They didn't hear the screams of Serena since they lost their focus and coughed continuously. Even Pikachu who had good ears didn't hear it.
As they regained all their senses, Pikachu rushed to the cliff, having sniffed his trainer's scent out. He stared down into the forest and a he shouted, "Pika! Pikaaa" down
"Pikachu what is it and where are Ash and Serena?" Bonnie asked as she saw Pikachu's actions
"Can it be? No that can't be true" Clemont wondered aloud
"What brother? What can't be true?" Bonnie asked
"It's about Ash and Serena" Clemont answered
"What about them? ..." Bonnie asked but then realization struck her
"Do you think that they fell off the cliff?"
"Yeah, I know that it sounds unlikely but where are they then if they didn't fall down?" Clemont stated
"That can't be true. Ash has Talonfame and Hawlucha. He could have just used those two to save her." Bonnie told him
"Yes that is true but Ash isn't here that means that he fell off the cliff too. And Talonflame and Hawlucha are both flying type but Hawlucha can't really fly, he just glides and Talonflame can't carry two persons back up here. So this means that they fell into the forest below. And I think that Ash used at least Talonflame to decrease their fall. " Clemont explained
"Do you think that they are all right?" Bonnie inquired, concerned for her 'sister' and her 'sister's crush'
"Nah, they are fine. I mean, Ash is with Serena and Serena is with Ash. So they aren't alone. And both of them are strong. So don't worry, Bonnie" Clemont assured his little sister
"Ok if you say so. But what are we supposed to do now?"
"I think that we should head to the next pokémon center." Clemont suggested
Eevee walked up to her crush.
"Hey Pikachu, don't worry they are fine." Eevee told him assuring
"How do you know that? And how come you aren't sad about it" Pikachu inquired, feeling sad and concerned for the two of them
"I am not sad because there is no need to be sad. Ash and Serena are strong. And together, they can overcome anything
"Yeah, you're right Eevee. Thanks" Pikachu told her, feeling better. This made Eevee blush. She turned her head away from him ans said, "Come on Pikachu, We should cross this mountain as fast as possible and search for our friends."
"Yeah! So let's go!" Pikachu exclaimed, feeling the determination coming back to him.
Both of them turned to the direction where the next city lies ahead and start sprinting there.
As they passed Clemont and Bonnie they heard familiar voices and stopped in their tracks.
"Prepare for trouble!"
"Make it double! "
"To protect the world from devastation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation! "
"To denounce the evils of truth and love! "
"To extend our reach to the stars above! "
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light! "
"Surrender now, or prepare to fight! "
"Meowth! That's right!"
"Team rocket!" Bonnie and Clemont yelled, completely surprised. All of them completely forgot about the smoke bomb, and thought about Ash and Serena instead.
"Give us Pikachu!" James ordered. Their plan didn't work because they couldn't find Pikachu too due to the smoke. Thanks to Meowth's perfect plan
"Huh? Where are the twerp and the twerpette?" He asked
"You wanna know where?" Bonnie asked, rhetorically and angry at the same time
"Yes" Meowth answered
"They fell down the cliff! And that because of you guys!" Clemont answered for Bonnie, as angry as Bonnie
"Oh OK, but Pikachu is still here. So give us Pikachu!" James ordered again
"You really think that we would give you Pikachu?" Clemont asked sarcastically
"Yeah, why not"
Clemont took all of his pokéballs and released Chespin, Bunnelby and Luxray. Bonnie woke Dedenne up. And Pikachu and Eevee looked at Team rocket in disdain, disgust and pure anger. Everybody got into a battle stance and readied themselves. Pikachu, Luxray and Dedenne charged for a thunderbolt or in Dedenne's case a thundershock, Bunnelby prepared a mud shot, Chespin pin missile and Eevee swift.
"Blast them away!" Clemont and Bonnie shouted
All of their pokémon released their attacks. All the attacks combined and flew towards Team Rocket who braced themselves for the incoming attack since they were frightened by their pure anger.
The Attacks hit them straight in the face and send them flying.
"We're blasting off again!" James and Meowth shouted. Jessie was still in dream land and thought about the 'twerps'
"What they are doing right now, alone?" Jessie asked. Meowth and James ignored it and the three of them disappeared.
"They totally deserved that!" Bonnie stated
"Yeah indeed"
"Brother! We need to get to the next town! Ash and Serena may be waiting for us there!" Bonnie said, pushing Clemont forward
"Bonnie! There's no need to rush! They are in the forest right now. And it takes a lot longer to get to the next town going through the forest. So there really is no reason to rush." Clemont explained
"Ok." Bonnie simply answered, feeling slightly depressed since she would have to wait much longer to see her friends and her 'success' again.
And with that Clemont, Bonnie, Pikachu and Eevee continued their way to the next town without Ash and Serena, hoping that they make it to the next town too.
Back down in the forest
"Ok what should we do now?" Ash asked
"I think that we should head to the next town and hope that they did the same." Serena suggested
"Ok, sounds good. Any idea how to get out of here?" Ash inquired
"Yeah, my tablet should know the way." Serena opened her bag pack and grabbed her Tablet. She put her bag down and turned the Tablet on.
"Let me see... We should go a few hundred meters in that direction. There should be a path. But the walk to the next town lasts at least a day. "
"Oh man! Another day?! I wonder who caused the explosion." Ash said
"I probably know who." Serena said, having some suspicions
"And who?
"You know them. It was Team Rocket." Serena told him
"Team Rocket?! Wait Pikachu is still up there did they steal him?" Ash asked concerned
"Don't worry Clemont and Bonnie are there to protect him. And you know Team Rocket, they were never successful in stealing Pikachu." Serena reassured him
"Yeah, you're right"
"Hey Serena, where is your hat?" Ash inquired
"Huh?" Serena touched her head and found nothing but hair.
"I think I lost it when were falling down." She stood up and looked around
The moment she turned her back to Ash, he saw all the injuries she had gotten
"Serena what happened to your back? Are you OK?" Ash asked concerned about her well being
"Huh?" Serena tried to look at her back but failed, of course.
"How can you still walk around with these injuries?"
"I don't know. I don't feel any pain, right now. It only hurt when I woke up. But what about you? Your face is totally scratched up."
"I know but your injuries are far worse than mine. We should get to the next pokémon center as soon as possible."
"But the next pokémon center is a day walk from here and I still need to find my hat." Serena slightly whined
"Come on Serena, you're far more important than your hat. So your well being comes first. And you could always buy a new one but there'll always be only one Serena. And if you really need a hat, you could wear mine" Ash remarked, as he walked up to Serena, pain still stinging with each step he takes. But he could stand that pain if it was Serena. He took his cap with his right and softly placed it onto Serena's head. After that, he took a step back and examined her
"I think it looks really cute." Ash stated, making Serena blush, a lot.
"Thanks, Ash" Serena said shyly, while she pressed her hands against her cheeks to hide her blush.
"Nah, you don't have to thank me. I just said the truth." Ash remarked while he scratched under his his nose with his index finger.
"Oh Ash, please stop you're making me blush even more" Serena told him, mentally cursing herself for telling him to stop.
"OK as you wish. Back to the situation we're in, right now. The next pokémon center is a day walk away from here. I am not a doctor but I do know that we need to clean your injuries as soon as possible. Is there any stream or river... Wait! There was a lake somewhere here. Where is it?" Ash said
"A lake? How do you know that here's a lake?" Serena inquired
"I saw it when we were standing at the cliff and … you know" Ash explained, remembering the beautiful view and of course the beautiful Serena in front of him. He also blushed a bit remembering what he and Serena were doing, feeling actually for the first time embarrassed because of a girl. Said girl blushed even more, remembering their actions
"Wait let me see... A lake... Ah found it! The name of it is..." Serena's jaw dropped when she read the name of the lake
"What is it Serena? What's the name of it?" Ash asked, as walked look onto the display of her Tablet.
"The name is 'Lac d'amour' " Serena read the name out. And began reading further, "The water is one of the cleanest in Kalos. The water temperature always is around 20°C, and at night, the beautiful, peaceful atmosphere turns into a romantic one. Fireflies swirl around the lake, creating a beautiful yet romantic atmosphere. According to some travelers, Xerneas tends to appear, rarely at the lake.
This lake combined with the atmosphere turns this place into a perfect travel destination for couples." Serena's mind began fantasizing about her and Ash, alone at the lake. When she read the 'romantic part' of the description. She fangirled innerly as if she was going to marry Ash.
Serena squealed as well.
Ash's mind also thought about Serena when he heard of the 'couple' thing but he decided to ignore it, for now.
"Sounds perfect! Then shall we go?"Ash asked. "How do we get there?"
"There are several paths leading towards the lake, making it easier for couples to get there." Serena read out, absentmindedly, still fantasizing.
"This path over there" Ash asked as he pointed to the small path a few trees away from them. Serena just nodded, thereupon.
"So let's go!" Ash exclaimed, feeling all fired up and eager to visit the lake and completely forgetting about his paining back.
Ash's outcry brought Serena from dreamland back to reality. She immediately shut her pink table and looked down towards her bag.
Ash was already a bit ahead and waited there for Serena.
Serena was looking down. She just stared down for some seconds before she realized something.
Ash wondered why Serena needed so long to get ready, so he looked back to Serena and saw that she was looking sad.
"Serena what happened? Are you all right?" Ash asked, feeling that something bad happened
Serena looked up and stared into his eyes. A tear rolled down her cheek as she said, "Ash, I lost the ribbon"
hey everyone ! How's the chapter? Tell me! This chapter is probably my longest chapter I'll ever write, over 9k words. Man that was a hell of work. So please be so kind to leave a comment
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