"WAKE UP YOU SLAKOTH'S!"

Everyone woke up to the sound of an annoying bird. They then realized it was a Chatot mimicking the voice of Ash. They then saw Ash, Pikachu and Hana weren't around but Meowth was there with Chatot.

"Well what do you know? The bird woke them up. Looks like boss won the bet!"

"Meowth? Ash has a Chatot?" Asked Misty.

"Yup. He doesn't use it much but he brought it on this trip just for you Slakoth's!"

"What time is it..." asked Gary.

"4 am!" Replied Meowth.

"Why did he wake us up at 4!?" Shouted Gary.

"So we can get a move on! Now get ready you Slakoth's!"

With Ash…

Ash was doing exercises while Hana was playing with Pikachu. Soon a Chatot flew by.

"Hey Chatot. You woke them up?"

"Yep! Yep! Woke them up! Woke them up!"

"Good. Thank you. Return." Ash returned Chatot and looked out ahead. "Home huh…My home is here but…I don't really belong anywhere. Heh. Didn't a certain Psychic Legendary say the same thing to me? But he found his place but will I find mine?" Ash then looked at the happy Hana and Pikachu. "Of course…my place is nowhere on Earth but I'll be fine as long as I have the people and Pokemon I love."

Ash then continued on his workouts and soon Hana joined in, but obviously doing little things like arm stretches or jumping jacks. Soon Ash went back to the camp and saw everyone ready.

"Well at least you're all ready now. Nice work Meowth"

"No prob boss!"

"But it looks like I won that bet."

"Don't get to excited boss. I'm still ahead of you. 1064 – 1062"

"It's just two. You have to admit I caught up fast."

"Yeah but I plan on staying in the lead!"

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever. Let's just go to Tilt Village. Meowth, Pikachu, stay behind us. Espeon and Hana, you can stay in front of me. And you all stay in the middle."

"Man Ash, you make it seem like we need babysitting!" Said Iris.

"Maybe because you do. I can't trust people from the outside. Even if they're my friends, there's something called greed. Everyone wants something from this region."

"Ash…We've known each other for years, you can trust us." Said Brock.

"Maybe you Brock. Maybe everyone. But, you're all humans. Humans all want something for their selfish desires. Tell me, were you all not going to take something back as a souvenir?" The silence just answered Ash's question. "One thing leads to another. And that led to this region's downfall. And could again. I won't let that happen. Now follow me, we'll be arriving in Tilt Village soon." Ash just started walking ahead with Hana and Espeon in front of him. The group just stared until Meowth told them to get moving. They then got to a huge bridge.

"WOAH! That's a huge bridge! Made of only wood too!" Said Max.

"Well what do you expect from the best carpenter in Oblivia? It isn't called the 'Big Booker Bridge' for nothing."

"Booker built this bridge!?" Shouted Iris in disbelief.

"Yeah. Way before I came here. All by himself everyone tells me."

"That's impressive!" Says Tracey.

"Yeah. Booker is getting old though so I'm getting worried. He also has a disease that might end up killing him. I and Rand explored every corner of the region to help him. It was all in vain so right now Booker is just enjoying the rest of his life in happiness."

"The old man has to die sooner or later right? I know you're sad and all, but no one can escape time." Said Drew.

Ash stopped talking. Everyone thought that he was going to attack Drew but he just stopped, then kept walking with Espeon and Hana in front. Pikachu had sparks flying from its cheeks but Meowth got him to stop. They kept walking until they saw a beautiful village.

"Here we are. Tilt Village of Mitonga!"

They all looked and saw houses on the edge of cliffs with the wind blowing and Wingull's flying overhead.

"Alright guys. Follow me. The fishing tournament is this way." They followed Ash down the cliff and got to the base of Tilt Village. There they saw Haruba and another sailor.

"Haruba! Sophie!" Ash called out. Then two sailors turned around and saw Hana, Ash, his Pokemon and his friends.

"Ash!" They both shouted and ran up to him.

"Hey Haruba! Hey Sophie! How was your trip in Fiorre?"

"It was alright but nothing can beat my home region!"

"Yeah! Oh right! Sophie, these are Gary, Misty, Brock, Tracey, May, Max, Dawn, Cilan, Iris and Drew. Guys, this is Sophie. She's from Sophian Island, just north of Mitonga Island."

"Nice to meet you all." Said Sophie.

"Nice to meet you too Sophie!" Said everyone.

"So I take it they're all here for the tournament?"

"Yeah. Booker signed me up already. So they just need to sign up themselves."

"Alright. I'll sign them up Ashy. Anything else you need?"

"Nothing really. I'll talk with you later, I have to look after these guys. They can do some pretty stupid stuff."

"Heh. You can say that. I mean, I remember when you tried to swim to help a stranded Buizel. That was so funny."

"Hey! It's not my fault I didn't see what it was! And besides, I was young and dumb."

"Yeah, whatever you say. See ya Ashy."

"Later Sophie, Haruba."

May just watched intensely, as the sailor kept calling Ash 'Ashy.'" Dawn seemed to notice this and asked Ash a question.

"Hey Ash, is Sophie your girlfriend?"

This caused Meowth and Pikachu to start laughing while Ash just looked dumbstrucked.

"Dawn…She's in her forties…and she's Haruba's wife…"

This made the group stare at Ash.

"She's in her forties!?" Shouted Gary.

"Yeah. She's helped me a lot. Fishing and swimming. She also taught me a lot on how to survive in the wilderness."

The group nodded and followed Ash to a house. They entered it and saw an old lady.

"Oh hello Ash. And you too Pikachu, Espeon, Meowth. Even Hana? How are you two? Returning from Kanto after long intense battles, I'm sure you would want a cup of tea? Oh, who are these young folk? Introduce me, won't you dear?"

"Sure thing. Guys, this is Old Lady Millie. She's the host of the Fishing Tournament. She may be old but she is the best fisher there is, she even taught Sophie and Haruba how to fish. Millie, this is Gary, May, Max, Dawn, Brock, Misty, Drew, Tracey, Iris and Cilan. Friends from regions around Oblivia."

"Nice to meet you." Everyone said.

"Nice to see such young energetic folk. So what can I do for you Ash?"

"I was wondering if I could see Spritzee."

"Oh, be my guest! Spritzee dear! Ash is here!"

Just then a floating pink creature floated from upstairs and crashed into Ash, nuzzling against his face.

"Hahaha! Hey Spritzee! I missed you. I'm going to be staying in the village until the tournament so we'll have lots of time to catch up!"

Brock looked at Spritzee before remembering something.

"Hey Ash! Isn't that Spritzee on your team in Kalos?"

"You got that right Brock. But Spritzee really liked Millie here so I left her here. Well anyways, we got to go. See you at the tournament Millie!"

"Oh Ash! I almost forgot! The tournament has been delayed until next Friday."

"No way…Why?"

"My back is not as promising as it was 30 years ago."

"What?! Why didn't you tell me before?"

"I didn't want you to worry. With Booker dying and all. It would be bad to put more stress upon you."

"But-"

"But nothing young man! I can't live forever. I know you've experienced things no one should. And maybe when I die it won't help your heart grow but, you need to remember, we all want you to be happy. And we'll always be with you."

"…Jeez, you make it sound like you're going to die in two seconds. But I'll try and listen to those words. Just rest. Spritzee, watch over her."

"Sprit!"

"Thank you. Well, see ya Millie, Spritzee. C'mon guys, let's go."

Ash hid his feelings well but somehow, May was able to tell that he was crying inside. And who could blame him? His mother died years ago. Professor Oak died years ago. Booker is going to die. And now Old Lady Millie. People Ash knew and loved are slowly being taken away from him. It's not fair. May decided that later she will confront him. She then noticed that they stopped in front of a house. Ash looked at Cilan who nodded and went inside to shortly come out with a package. He gave it to Ash who put it in his bag.

Reading this over again, I realize this is a baad chapter. Hopefully it will get better. Sophie is a character I made up. In Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia the sailors were named after the islands. Like Haruba. So I decided to name Sophia off of Sophian Island. Millie is in a way a character I made up. If you've ever played Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs then you would maybe know about the quest where an old lady asks for a Noctowl or some other Pokemon to put her to sleep. So I just gave her a name and a little history. I do that with some other characters.

I am also thinking about rewriting the Advanced Generation Series, with my own ideas. (And Advanceshipping, NO CONTESTSHIPPING, of course) The reason I want to do that is because I was recently re-watching the Advanced Generation and Diamond and Pearl series and I missed how much of a reckless badass (kind of) Ash used to be. I also felt those two sagas really made Ash mature and I missed that. Black and White was (no offense to anyone who likes the series. It had good potential) horrible. It made me feel as if Ash went from Kanto to Unova to Kalos THEN to the Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh. Getting off topic. So what do you guys think of that? I will make sure to finish this story though. So tell me if you guys think I should do a rewrite.