Chapter 5
A given up Trainer
"Ash, I'll come and see you everyday." Clemont said right before he left.
"Clemont! Speed up!" Bonnie yelled. Clemont told her to wait a few seconds because he was making sure Ash wanted to stay at the Pokémon Center.
"I'm sure I want to stay here, if Serena gets attacked without anyone to protect her she most likely will not survive if the attack came from Arceus." Ash told him.
"I guess you are right there." Clemont replied, when suddenly Nurse Joy came in the room, telling Ash that everyone's Pokémon were fully healed.
"Pika!" Ash's Pikachu squealed in happiness.
"Pikachu. You're okay!" Ash said.
"Sylveon." Serena's Sylveon said as it walked up to her.
"Sylveon, I've missed you so much." Serena told it as she picked it up.
"Ash, thanks for staying here." Serena told Ash.
"You're welcome, I guess our Pokémon are happy too." Ash said as his Pikachu walked up to him. "I wonder where Clemont and Bonnie are though. I think I'll call them." Ash continued, Clemont made a communication device that didn't somehow explode.
"Clemont, Where are you right now?" Ash asked him.
"I'm in the Professor's lab doing research on Arceus."
"Why don't you train so you can defeat him?" Ash asked.
"I.. gave up." Clemont told him.
"What do you mean?"
"I gave up being a Pokémon Trainer." Clemont told him.
"WHAT!?" Ash asked and yelled at the same time.
"Ever since last week I haven't been training my Pokémon, I've been researching. I thought I told you, Did I not?"
"I thought you were joking! I never thought you'd give up!" Ash replied.
"I wasn't lying, I wouldn't lie to my best friend like that." Clemont told him.
"Hang on, can you tell Serena that?" Ash asked.
"Sure, can do." Clemont replied. Ash passed the phone to Serena.
"Serena, I want to tell you something." Clemont said.
"What is it, Clemont?" Serena asked.
"You know how last week... I said I would give up... being a... Pokémon... Trainer?" Clemont said.
"Yes, I bet you didn't mean that." Serena told him, although now since Clemont hesitated she was worried.
"Well... I did give up. I didn't have a single battle since then. I really didn't want to but I realized that Professor Sycamore needed help with his research, I'm helping him research Arceus right now... It says that Arceus created the world!... With his 1,000 arms? All I see are four legs, a golden ring and... Just four legs and the gold ring." Clemont told her, Serena was shocked hearing this.
"Clemont, Why can't you still be a Trainer?" Serena asked her friend.
"I want to still be a Trainer as well, but Professor Sycamore needs my help. I can't research and train my Pokémon. Good night, I hope you sleep well." With that, Clemont ended the phone call.
"I can't believe Clemont isn't training his Pokémon anymore, can you Serena?" Ash asked his closest friend.
"No, I never would believe it, neither would my Braixen, Pancham or Sylveon." Serena replied. "I just hope you sleep well tonight Ash, I know I will, because I healed the damaging Arceus delivered to me."
"I'll sleep well Serena." Ash said, and with that Ash, Serena and their Pokémon all went to sleep.