Hey people! Thanks for following, favoriting, reviewing, and reading the first chapter. I've been on the grind to get this out so that you guys wouldn't have to wait until next Saturday(this being said, sorry if there is any mistakes). Anyway, here is Saturday's dose of the story.

Previously...

BACK IN KANTO

Ash soon returned home with Pikachu, ten minutes after he left, and seemed awfully sad.

"What's wrong Ash?" Delia asked

"Professor Oak wasn't there at the time, now what am I going to do." Ash flopped down on the couch and closed his eyes.

"Well, you can start off with cleaning up the guest room and straightening yourself up," Delia mentioned.

Ash opened his eyes, "Why?"

Delia said with a smirk, "We have guests coming over."

"We have guests coming over?Why and who's coming anyway?" Ash said surprised. Pikachu hopped off of Ash's shoulder onto the table.

"I invited your Kalos friends to come over since you left-" Delia was interrupted.

"Why would you do that!?" Pikachu's ears twitch from the sudden change of tone. "I left for a reason, Mom! I let them down! Not to mention I left without even saying goodbye!" Ash slams his fist on the table making Pikachu and his Mom jump. "I can't believe you would do this and so soon! Don't you understand that there is nothing that will convince me or ever get me back to who I was!" Ash yelled with straight eye contact at Delia.

Delia's eyes start to fill with tears. Ash then turns around. "Ash, I was just trying to help." Silence struck the room.

Ash moves his hand to the doorknob. "I'm going for a walk." Ash leaves and slams the door, leaving Pikachu behind.

Delia looks at a sad and concerned Pikachu who looks back at her and replies with a weak "pika."

"He'll be back," Delia pets Pikachu's head. "He'll be back."

"Serena, can you get the rest of the luggage."

"Yeah Mom."

I can't believe this is actually happening. I get to go back to Kanto. To see, Ash... Wait, Ash left us. He didn't even say goodbye. Am I really happy to see him? Oh, who am I kidding? I love him, even though he can be a jerk sometimes, I still love him. (Serena picks up the luggage and walks downstairs) But what if he still doesn't want to see us? What if I can't get through to him this time? What if-

"Serena? Are you okay in there?!" Questioned Grace.

"Yeah, I'm coming right now!" What Serena didn't realize was that she had stopped walking at the bottom of the steps. Serena continues to walk out the door and places the luggage in the car.

"What were you doing back there anyway?" Grace asked.

"I guess I'm just kinda nervous," Serena said.

"Don't be, honey. I'll be with you the whole plane ride," Said Grace not understanding what Serena was confused about.

"Thanks Mom."

"Anytime sweetie," They hugged. "Now let's get going or we are going to miss our plane ride."

They both got in the car and left the driveway, heading towards the Lumiose City Airport.

I'm such an idiot. Anything I do, I end up hurting someone, letting them down, ruining their day. I almost made my Mom cry. Why do I feel this way? What am I missing? Why the hell do I have a headache? Is this what emotional pain feels like? Lost in the heart and mind and feeling pain there too?

Ash looks up at the slowly dimming evening sky. He clenches his hand in frustration and lays onto his back. His neck and arms brush against the long, bladed grass. Pidgeys chirp in the distance. Rattatas scurry in the forest behind him.

For everything that's happened, everything in my life. Why now, after six years, do I find out I'm not cut out for being a Pokemon master? More, why did I think I was cut out for it? For Arceus's sake, I've lost every league so far. What kept me going? Why am I here? What is my purpose in this world?

Ash shuts his eyes. He sinks into the silence. He doesn't move, he doesn't feel, he doesn't think. He just lies there and breathes. The daytime sky has now been consumed by darkness. The moon is new, the stars shine ever so bright. A new moon, Ash thought. A new start. Starting with apologizing to my mom and my friends. I guess there is no reason we can't be friends. We can stay in touch. Yeah, then I will have time to find out what I'm going to do now. Ash gets up, stretches, and heads back home.

As Ash arrives he reluctantly opens the door. The door creaked as he opened it. Only to reveal his Mother and Pikachu eating.

"H-hey, Mom," stuttered Ash. He took off his jacket and hung it up.

Delia immediately got up from the table and gave Ash a warm hug. They part.

"Mom, I'm sorry about what I said earlier. I over reacted. I can't avoid them forever and I think it's nice that you will be able to meet my friends."

"I'm just glad you're home safe. Now sit down and eat before your food gets cold." Delia said warmly.

Ash sat down and greeted his partner Pikachu with a head rub. He would've given him a chin scratch too, but with the ketchup all over his face, he decided to stick to rubbing his head.

Ash hogged down his food as usual. He almost choked on the Kantonian meal when his yellow mouse type Pokemon accidentally squirted ketchup onto the ceiling.

"Pika pi," Pikachu sheepishly said as he scratched the back of his head.

Delia finished eating and put her dishes in the sink. "Ash, can you do the dishes? I still need to finish the guest room."

"Sure Mom," said Ash as he scrapes the last bit of food into his mouth.

Ash grabs a napkin first and wipes Pikachu's face. "I can't take you anywhere, you know that?"

"Pika pikachu pi pika, pika chu pi" Pikachu mocked.

"Real funny, now I need to get this ketchup of the ceiling, cough cough, Pikachu, cough cough." Ash glares at Pikachu jokingly and stands under the ketchup splatter.

What Ash didn't know was that the ketchup was about to separate from the spot. DRIP, SPLAT. A big blob of ketchup hit his Ash on his ear and shoulder.

"Aww man, my shirt!" Ash yelled. Another blob fell on the very top of his head. "Are you kidding me?!" Ash moved out of the way and put a paper towel where the ketchup is dripping.

Ash takes off his shirt, showing his tanned and toned torso, and rushes to the sink to wash the ketchup off. He washes his hair and ear after the stain residue is now unrecognizable. He then reverts back to trying to get the ketchup off of the ceiling. The sound of a car door shutting takes place outside. Ash, too busy to realize, continues to clean up the ketchup.

The doorknob turns and the door is opened revealing a wet-haired Ash with no shirt on, to the eyes of a familiar female.

"DEDENNE, USE NUZZLE!" The girl squealed.

"WAIT, NO, NO, NO, N-" The small, orange, electric-fairy type's cheeks landed on Ash's face electrifying him, his wet hair not providing assistance. Ash freezes. "Mom! My friends..." Ash then falls pushing the table, and lands square on his face, "are here." he says muffled by the floor. SPLAT. Another blob of ketchup falls straight on his head.

"BONNIE! How many times have I told you not to walk into people's houses without-" The person views the scenario, "Uhh what happened here?"

Ash's Mom walks down the stairs and greets the Lumiose twins. " You two must be Clemont and Bonnie! Come on in, follow me to the guest room." The two follow her up the stairs.

"That's okay, I'll help myself up," Ash mumbles and gets up. SPLAT. Ash accepts his fate and continues to step on a chair to finish cleaning the ketchup.

Ash looks at Pikachu. "This is going to be a long week."

Pikachu responds, "pika pi."

So that was the chapter. What? Did you really think I was going to make them get along? S/O to Maiden Warrior with the Dedenne part :D (hope that made you happy MW). Thanks for reading! Follow, fav, and review and I'll see you next time! ALSS OUT!