Here it is, the final chapter of the Unova journey; not the story by the way. Ash and Dawn are now going to take a two week travel on a luxury cruise through the Decolora Archipelago to reach to Kanto.
Chapter Thirty Nine
Professor Juniper's Lab (9:37 a.m.)
Dawn: Wake up Ash, my love.
She sat on his bed to wake him.
Ash: Huh?
Dawn: Rise and shine sweetie.
Ash: Morning Dawn.
Dawn: How did you slept tonight?
Ash: I slept pretty well and I had a dream of you entering a contest with that new dress you got from your mother.
Dawn: Awwwh how thoughtful of you.
Both shared a hug and get ready to leave for the ferry to the Decolore Islands.
Ash and Dawn with their starter Pokémon meet Professor Juniper in breakfast and discuss some things about Reshiram and Zekrom.
Professor Juniper: So you two are heading through the Decolora Archipelago in a cruise line?
Ash: Yeah.
Juniper's Assistant: Excuse me Professor but you got a visitor.
Professor Juniper: Who could it be?
Juniper and the two trainers meet Cheren at the lobby of her lab.
Professor Juniper: Cheren it's great to see you again, how is the gym at Aspertia City?
Cheren: Great and it's great to see you Ash and Dawn.
Ash: Hey what brings you here?
Cheren: I'm just visiting my family here at Nuvema Town and congrats on the victory at the Unova League. I say you put up a great battle with N.
Ash: Thanks.
Cheren: So where are you two heading?
Dawn: Me and Ash are heading back to Kanto on a cruise ship through the Decolora Archipelago.
Cheren: I see and I wish you two a good luck on your safe travel.
Ash: Thanks and this is the place where you started your journey, right?
Cheren: Correct, me and Bianca both started our journeys together on the same day with our friend. We both got our starters at a friend's house.
Ash: I remember when I first met Pikachu.
Pikachu: Pikachu!
Dawn: Remember when we met Piplup?
Piplup: Pluuup!
Professor Juniper: Well we better get going or the cruise ship will depart from the docks.
Ash: Right let's go Dawn.
Dawn: Okay just let me get all of my things in the bedroom first.
Ash: Okay.
Cheren: I'll be coming with you three if you don't mind.
Professor Juniper: Not at all Cheren.
The three waited Dawn outside and she hop onto Professor Juniper's jeep and drove down south to the docks of Nuvema Town.
After twenty minutes of driving, they have arrived at the docks of Nuvema Town. The first place where Ash and Dawn first step on Unova.
Professor Juniper: Okay you three, stay here while I get two tickets for the ship.
Dawn: Okay.
Juniper went to the ticket booth and got two free tickets for the cruise ship to the Decolore Islands.
Professor Juniper: Here you go you two and take care of yourselves and one more. Thanks for saving Unova from Team Plasma, if it weren't for you two. Unova would have been frozen under ice.
Ash: It's no big deal.
Dawn: Well it's been great knowing you two.
Ash: Yeah we better get going, back to Kanto.
Cheren: Take care of yourselves.
Dawn: Tell Bianca and we both said goodbye.
Cheren: Don't worry, she'll get the message.
Professor Juniper: Take care of Oshawott as well Ash.
Ash: No need to worry. Oshawott is always by my side.
The two trainers boarded the ship and cruises away from the docks and they wave goodbye to Professor Juniper and Cheren.
Near the Decolora Archipelago (11:51 a.m.)
Dawn: Isn't the ocean beautiful Ash?
Ash: Not as beautiful as your eyes.
Dawn: Awwwh you are so romantic.
Both kissed near the railings of the ship and Dawn's beanie flew off her head and she tries to get and then a women catches it on time.
Dawn: Thank you so much mam.
Women: You're welcome and is that a Piplup you have there?
Dawn: Why yes, say hello Piplup.
Piplup: Piplup!
Ash: Hey I see you got your beanie back.
Dawn: Yeah and I owe it to her.
Alexa: My name is Alexa and this is Helioptile
Ash gets his Pokédex and scans Helioptile.
Pokédex: Helioptile, the Generator Pokémon. Helioptile have two long frills which can stiffen when in danger and conducts electricity from its frills on its head.
Dawn: Is this Pokémon is native to the Kalos region?
Alexa: Why yes and I'm from the Kalos region as well.
Ash: My name is Ash and this is my buddy Pikachu.
Pikachu: Pikachu!
Dawn: And I'm Dawn.
Alexa: So where are you two heading?
Ash: We're heading to Kanto so I can return to Pallet Town for a while.
Alexa: I see, well I'm going there too if you don't mind we I tag along?
Ash: Not at all.
Dawn: What's with the camera on your head?
Alexa: Oh yes I forgot, I'm a journalist and I go around the world to observed Pokémon that are living in the wild and I'm on my way to Kanto to visit Professor Samuel Oak.
Ash: Hey I know Professor Oak, he lives at Pallet Town.
Alexa: Really, you mind if you introduce me to him once we arrive in Kanto?
Ash: Yeah and it will be a lot of fun.
Alexa: You said you are from Pallet Town, am I correct?
Ash: Yeah, why?
Alexa: Back at the Kalos region, I know this person that was born and raised in Pallet Town but moved to the Kalos region.
Ash then suddenly had a moment till Dawn speaks.
Dawn: Are you okay Ash?
Ash Yeah, I was just thinking of an old friend of mine that I knew back at Pallet Town.
Dawn: Who was it?
Ash: Just a friend that moved away.
After several hours on the cruise ship, Ash and Dawn decided to call out all of their Pokémon for them to relax on deck.
Most of the Pokémon are having fun on the pool while some of them run around the deck of the ship.
The ship's captain tells the passengers that they will be docking on.
Ship's Captain: Excuse me you two, just to let you know that we'll be docking at Wayfarer Island shortly and if you are going to tour the island, the ship will depart in tomorrow at one o' clock.
Ash: Thanks.
Dawn: Is there anything interesting about Wayfarer Island?
Porters: Why yes, a lot of Pokémon there migrate across the ocean to start off new lives or to relocate.
Ash: I say we should check it out Dawn.
Dawn: Sure.
A few minutes passed by and both trainers got off board the ship to explore the island and they are accompanied by Alexa who is riding on a goat like Pokémon.
Ash: Who's that Pokémon?
He grabs his Pokédex to scan it.
Pokédex: Gogoat, the Mount Pokémon. Gogoat are quadruped, hoof Pokémon similar to goats and around their neck, they have a thick, green leafy mane that extends down their spine and ends in a short tail.
Dawn: Wow I have never this Pokémon.
Dawn pets Gogoat on the head.
Alexa: Gogoats are native to the Kalos region too.
Ash: I can't wait to go to the Kalos within a few months.
Dawn: Let's get going.
Ash: Right.
Ash, Dawn and Alexa go up around the mountain and they see a lot of Swanna's flying towards east off the island.
Dawn: I never seen so many Swanna's in one place.
Alexa video chapters the Swanna's and writing on her notepad.
Dawn: Hey what are those Ash?
Ash: Those are Metapods. (Said in a happy expression)
Dawn: Hey looks like they are evolving.
Alexa: Now this is very interesting to see Kanto native Pokémon evolving with its own kind at the same time.
The Metapods fully evolved into Butterfree's and they all few to the east to migrate.
Ash: That sure takes me back when I first caught my Caterpie and it evolved into a Metapod and finally to a Butterfree. Every day I always thinking on how my Butterfree is doing and what's it doing.
Pikachu: Pika!
Dawn: Awwwh look a Caterpie.
Ash: Looks like it's taking a liking towards you Dawn.
Dawn: (Giggle) You're right, say you want to come with me on a journey?
Caterpie nodded and Dawn captures Caterpie into her Pokéball.
Ash smiles at Dawn for having a new friend into her team. It will remind him of his own Butterfree and he hope for it to be a Butterfree in no time.
Dawn goes to a nearby Pokémon to have her Caterpie transfer to her current location so she can train it to evolve.
Dawn: Caterpie, come on out! Ready for some training Caterpie so you can evolve into a Metapod and into a Butterpie.
Caterpie nodded and they both went outside to train.
Ash watches Dawn trainer her new Caterpie while Alexa is writing on her laptop.
After hours of trainer, everyone went back to their cabin on the cruise ship and when Dawn put Caterpie on onto her bed. Caterpie begins to evolve into a Metapod.
Dawn: Woooow a Metapod, now I'm really excited.
Ash's Mind: She is really happy, makes me wish that I can see my Butterfree someday.
Dawn: Something wrong Ash?
Ash: Umm no, it's just I'm thinking of my Butterfree and I'm one day I'll be able to see him one of these days.
Dawn: No need to worry Ash, you'll see Butterfree again one of these days.
Ash: You're right now I'm going to head onto bed to have more sleep tonight so goodnight Dawn.
Dawn: Goodnight.
The next morning (11:29 a.m.)
Dawn is up and is now training Metapod with Ash's Leavanny since there are Bug types.
Ash: So ready for some special training, Dawn?
Dawn: You know it.
Ash: Okay you may have the first move.
Dawn: Why thank you, okay use Harden!
Metapod used Harden to increase its defense.
Ash: Leavanny use Magical Leaf!
Dawn: Dodge and use tackle!
Metapod landed the attack but it hardly did any damage to Leavanny.
Ash: Use Magical Leaf again!
Leavanny landed a critical hit on Metapod and its struggling to stay in battle.
Dawn: Metapod no!
Metapod: Mee Metapod!
Metapod starts to glow blue as it begins to finally evolve into a Butterfree.
Dawn: It's evolving!
Ash: That's great!
Butterfree is now fully evolve and it learn a new set moves.
Butterfree: Brieeeeheheeeh!
Dawn: Let's see what it knows.
Pokédex: Butterfree knows Confusion, Gust, Sleep Powder and Bug Bite.
Ash: That is great that your Metapod evolve.
Dawn: Thanks and you want to continue our battle?
Ash: We could but I just remember the ship is leaving in an hour, so let's pick up our stuff and head for the ship.
Dawn: Yeah let's go then.
Ash and Dawn meet up with Alexa at the docks and left for the ship.
Dawn is spending time with Butterfree and show it how Pokémon Contest works.
Dawn: So a Pokémon Contest is with coordinators show off their Pokémon skills, beauty and talent. First there is the appeal round which the each coordinator show off the Pokémon's skills by performing moves that will look good and after the appeal rounds, all coordinators compete in battles in order to come first place and win a ribbon. Now Piplup, show Butterfree a demonstration.
Piplup: Piplup!
Dawn: Okay use Bubblebeam!
Piplup: Pip plup plup plup plup plup!
Piplup shoots out bubbles into the air.
Dawn: Now use Peck on every single bubble!
Piplup: Pip pip pip pip pip lup pip!
Piplup pops all of the bubbles and sparkles care floating down the air and Butterfree is very excited to enter a contest soon with Dawn.
Dawn: So what do you think Butterfree!
Butterfree: Brieeeh!
Ash: How is everything Dawn?
Dawn: Good, I'm just showing Butterfree on how Pokémon Contest work.
Ash: Well give it all your best out there and I'll be cheering you on.
Dawn: Thank you.
Now that Dawn haves a new Pokémon joining the family, what more amazing adventures will Ash and Dawn explore as the beginning of their Kanto journey is upon them.
I hope everyone have enjoy this chapter and I'll be posting Chapter Forty on Tuesday night so stay tuned!