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Previously

"hunkgschshhh." WAS HE ASLEEP? IS HE SNORING? OH THANK GOODNESS!

Wait, that would've been very romantic. She face-slapped herself. She lied on her back and continued to sleep, hoping this might happen again in her dream.

Later that morning...

It's seven o'clock in the morning. This is pretty late for Kalos travelers, being around noon in Kalos because of the time zone, but the late arrival helped them settle. This being said Delia Ketchum is just waking up. Letting Grace sleep in her room, Delia arose from her son's bed. The Pidgeys gave delightful morning chirps to the outside world, filling the air with peaceful bliss.

Delia walks downstairs. She makes her favorite morning drink as she watches the sun break the horizon. Once her drink is finished, she takes the beverage and goes onto the front only to be surprised by one of her own.

"Ash? Why are you up so early?" Surprisingly Pikachu wasn't with him.

"I wanted to watch the sunrise, plus for some reason, I still haven't fully adjusted to the different time zones," Ash answered, keeping his stare at the sunrise.

"Well, do you mind if I join you?" Delia asked.

"Go ahead," Ash smiled at his mother. Delia took a seat and they sat in silence.

For the next thirty minutes, very little conversation sprung about whatever came to mind. That was until an alarm noise rang throughout the whole house.

"What is that?" Delia asked worriedly.

"Sounds like it's coming from upstairs! I hope everyone is okay! Mom, stay here, I'll be right back!" Ash exclaimed.

"Be careful!"

Ash sprung up and rushed through the door. He traced the noise to the guest room and slammed the door open. Glass was on the floor by the bed Ash slept in.

"Whats going on? Is everyone okay?!" Ash asked as he disabled the alarm.

"Ash is that you?" A familiar voice asked from what sounds like the closet.

"Serena?" Ash quickly reacted and opened the door only to be welcomed by a warm hug.

"I thought that they took you too," Serena said with some tears in her eyes and some dripping down her cheek.

"It's okay," they part. Ash wipes away the tears from Serena's face."I'm here." Serena starts to blush. "But what do you mean by 'took me too' and whose 'they'?"

Sniffling, "Team Rocket. They broke through the window to get Pikachu. Bonnie, Clemont, and I woke up from the window breaking. Bonnie had Pikachu so they snatched her and Pikachu together. Clemont jumped after her and they took him too."

"Team Rocket!" Ash yelled as if they could hear him.

"What are we gonna do?" Serena questions recovered and ready for action.

Ash ponders for a moment but then thinks of a solution. "Come with me." Ash grabs Serena's hand and leads her through the house.

"Where are you two going? And what's going on?" questions both Delia and Grace.

"No time to explain! We'll be back soon!" yells Ash as he runs out the door, pulling Serena along.

"Ash, where are we going?" Serena asks, red faced from running and Ash holding her hand.

"To Professor Oak's Lab. Traveling on foot won't get us anywhere, but traveling in the air will!" They stop running. "His lab is coming up. Stay here." He releases his grasp on Serena and moves his hand to his belt. "Talonflame, come on out!" The scorching Pokemon is materialized at the end of the red beam of light. "Fly up and look for Team Rocket. We'll be in the sky soon so make sure to keep an eye out for us if you find anything."

"FLAME!" It cries as it lifts off to search.

"Wait, how are we going to be in the sky?" Serena asked confused as she thought the Pokemon would search for them.

"Trust me!" He starts to run off towards the lab.

Where is that key? Under the mat? No. Bushes? No. C'mon Ketchum think... THE WINDOWSILL!

Ash retrieves the key to enter the lab. The lights turn on automatically and Ash runs towards the PC. Where is Professor Oak anyway? Ash struggles to work the PC but finds the Pokemon he is looking for. Thankfully he didn't have to deposit one of his Pokemon because his former Pokemon Goodra had to stay back to protect his homeland. Ash selects his Pokemon and the pokeball then rolls out onto the collection spot on the PC. He grabs the pokeball the runs outside and locks the door. Ash then releases his selected Pokemon.

"Charizard, I choose you!" Ash says as the dragon-like Pokemon appears.

"RRAAAAAAARRRRR!" roars Charizard.

"I know, I'm sorry, but there is no time to waste." Ash then jumps on the beast's back and signals him to fly. "Over there! I need you to pick up my friend as well!"

Charizard swoops down in front of Serena. Without stopping Ash grabs a terrified looking Serena's arm and hoists her onto Charizard.

"ASH KETCHUM, YOU COULD HAVE DIED! Since when did you have a Charizard anyway?!" Yelled Serena, who is quite frightened by the situation.

"Charizard was one of my first Pokemon, and trust me, it isn't the first time I've had to fly on Charizard," Ash replies with a wink at Serena.

Serena blushes. Acting dumb, Serena asks, "Ash, what should I hold onto?"

"Here." Ash takes one of his hands off of Charizard's neck and grabs Serena's arm blindly. Without looking away from ahead of him, he moves her arm around his waist. "Now hold on tight!"

Don't mind if I do. Serena moves closer to his back and puts her other arm around him. Although Ash wasn't kidding about holding on tight. He pulls straight up to the sky about seven hundred feet from the ground causing Serena to scream. He then starts to even out.

"You okay Serena?" He asks and lets out a laugh.

"Yeah! That was actually amazing! The view is nice too!" Serena says looking left and right.

"I'm glad, but we need to stay on track," Ash says while stiffening his face.

"Right!" They continue to fly around until they spot Talonflame.

"Talon, Tal-flame!"

"I understand. Thank you Talonflame, return!" Ash retrieves his Pokemon and he directs Charizard to the area Talonflame referred to. "Talonflame said they were in the mountains, shouldn't be too hard."

"Ash, remember. Team Rocket hasn't been the easiest people to deal with lately!" Serena states.

"I know, they've stepped up their game, but not enough to beat the both of us!" Ash says encouragingly.

"One problem... I left my Pokemon at your house," Serena says nervously.

"That's fine," Ash says with a smile. "I got this, again it's Team Rocket we are talking about!"

Serena notices the passion in his eyes and voice. I thought he wanted to get away from battling? Why does he look like he's enjoying this? Serena shakes the thought away as they arrive.

Charizard quietly lands and Ash retrieves him after they get off of him for stealth reasons.

Ash and Serena spot Clemont, Bonnie, and his passed out partner Pikachu, who were near what looked like an open cliff side. Probably how Team Rocket landed considering the balloon near them. About three hundred feet away lies Team rocket who are celebrating their catch. Ash and Serena make their way over to the hostages without being spotted, or so they thought.

"Ash, Serena! You made it!" The twins whispered with excitement. "They said if we didn't stop struggling they would throw us down the side over there," Bonnie mentions with tears in her eyes and looks over to the spot Ash noticed earlier. Ash starts to untie the group.

Serena walks to the edge and looks over. Not too steep but they would definitely get hurt. Serena looks back and notices Inkay touching Ash's belt.

"Ash! Look behind you!" Serena was too late. The belt was now in Inkay's possession.

"Hey! Give that back!" Ash yelled and jumped for the belt but missed. He saw Jessie and Gourgiest looking at Serena. No, Serena!

"Gourgiest, use shadow ball on the twerpet!" Commanded Jessie. Ash runs in front of Serena but the blast knocks him back towards the cliff. Serena grabs him just in time before he fell. Ash now on his knees yells "Clemont, Bonnie, take Pikachu and run!" The twins take the advice and head for help. "Serena you go too!"

"Serena you go too!" Ash yells.

"No! I'm not leaving you!" Serena responds.

"Wrong choice!" Jessie says and laughs maniacally. "Gourgeist use shadow ball, once more!" The pumpkin-like Pokemon fired its attack knocking both back off the cliff.

As Ash and Serena fall and roll down the cliff, Ash reaches for Serena. "Serena! Don't worry I got you! You'll be oka-"

Darkness falls upon Ash. All he can manage to comprehend is the faint screams of his name from one of many people he had now hurt.

How was that? That was part one of "Embarrassment." I hope you guys liked it! Make sure to check out the updates. See you next time! ALSS OUT!