The next day, Aichi and Squishy were full of energy again. Sawyer separated from the group and headed to Anistar City and the rest of the group headed the opposite direction towards Gloire City. Ash, Aichi, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont were walking on the path and Alain walked past them, Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie didn't notice him. But when Aichi walked past him, his heart pounded. His eyes widened before he turning around.
"It's him." Aichi mumbled quietly after recognizing Alain. No one heard him. "He works for Lysandre, but why is he here? Maybe he was ordered to capture Squishy and they still think we are camping out in this area." Aichi continued walking.
"I better keep an eye on all my surroundings, I can't imagine what will happen if they capture Squishy." Aichi thought. He saw something in the forest and it looked a lot like Squishy's 10% Forme, then a second later it disappeared.
The journey continues.
~Team Flare~
Celosia, Bryony, Mable, Xerosic, Lysandre and Analia were all in a call together to discuss their missions.
"I see, all of you failed on your missions." Lysandre said.
"I apologize, sir. I had the kid in my custody and I was about to capture Z, but that kid got out of hand." Bryony apologized. She was bowing down to Lysandre in hopes of being forgiven.
"Who is that kid, Lysandre? You seem to have already met him." Celosia pointed out.
"That boy's name is Aichi Sendou and he is a very powerful Pokemon trainer. He hides many secrets from everyone around him. I've found out that he is a being from a different world, he possesses powers that allow him to have an advantage over all other trainers, but refuses to use his power." Lysandre explained. "I want to know more answers, but we need to get them directly from him."
"I see… Bryony, Mable, Celosia and Analia, all of you will work together to capture Z and that boy." Xerosic ordered.
"Xerosic, you should join our mission too. You always seem to be judging us on our failures, you should also experience the difficulty for yourself." Celosia suggested with a grin.
Xerosic flinched and became still from nervousness.
"Xerosic, you may join the mission if you would like. I'll be waiting for your success." Lysandre said before leaving the call.
~A Few Weeks Later~
After telling Professor Sycamore about Squishy, Professor Sycamore wanted to get some information on Squishy because it seems to be a new species. Ash, Aichi, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie were heading to the closest Pokemon Center, but Aichi heard a scream in the distance. It was so quiet that Bonnie, Clemont, Ash and Serena barely heard it.
"Did you hear that? Someone's in trouble!" Aichi shouted as he ran off the path.
"Wait, Aichi!' They shouted as they followed. They jumped down some small cliffs and Aichi saw a girl on the bottom of the cliff and her leg was stuck between a crack in the rock.
"Hey! Hang in there, we will get you out of there!" Aichi shouted as he jumped down the cliff and landed on his feet, Ash followed and Mew helped the others with Psychic. Aichi checked on the girl's leg. "Doesn't seem to be damaged, it's just stuck. We will get you out of there."
Aichi released Gardevoir. "Alright, Gardevoir, Mew we need your help." He called. Mew and Gardevoir was listening for Aichi's orders. "Mew, you pull that rock the apart from that one and Gardevoir pull the other using Psychic. Be careful, don't pull too hard. We don't want to make the cliff fall into the river." Gardevoir and Mew got ready and everyone else were ready to pull the girl out.
"Go!" Ash signalled and they started the plan. After a minute, she was out. Everyone fell over from recoil and fell on the floor.
"Are you okay?" Serena asked as she helped the girl up. Gardevoir and Mew helped everyone else up, after Mew sat on Aichi's shoulder.
"We were just heading to the closest Pokemon Center, do you want to come with us?" Clemont asked. The girl followed Ash and the others, while Aichi was following behind them keeping an eye on the girl.
"She looks familiar and her aura is familiar too." Aichi thought. When they reached the Pokemon Center he realized what was so familiar. "Oh hey, are you the Nurse Joy for this Pokemon Center?" He asked the girl.
The others looked surprised and looked at Aichi with confused. "In the matter of fact, yes. I am the Nurse Joy for this Pokemon Center, I'm surprised you noticed." Nurse Joy confirmed with a smile.
"I can't believe I didn't recognize you earlier. That disguise is really well made." Clemont commented.
"I didn't mean to try to disguise myself. It is more comfortable to go outside with these clothes." Nurse Joy responded. They entered the Pokemon Center and Nurse Joy took out a case and through the glass they saw a Mega Stone.
"Is that a Mega Stone?" Aichi asked pointing at the case.
"Yes, it is. I was searching for it in a rune. But I got stuck on between that rock on the way back." Nurse Joy answered while doing her hair. She went into a different room to change into her uniform and came out again. "Audino! Where are you?" Nurse Joy called.
"Audino~" A quiet voice came from the back room of the Pokemon Center. They walked to the door and Nurse Joy turned the knob, but it didn't open.
"Audino, please open the door." Nurse Joy begged. Aichi leaned down on the floor and looked through the bottom slot of the door. There was furniture covering the slot.
"Audino seems to have enclosed herself inside there." Aichi informed while getting up. "Did something happen between you two?" Nurse Joy walked up to the door.
"I'm sorry for leaving you here alone, Audino. Can you please open the door?" Nurse Joy apologized.
"Audino~" She still sounded mad and refused to open the door.
"I can talk to her if you'd like." Aichi suggested.
"That will be greatly appreciated thank you." Nurse Joy thanked. Aichi ran out of the Pokemon Center and toward the back, he saw a boy who agreed to guide him in the window of the back room. Inside was Audino, there was a shelf blocking the door.
"Audino, you can't lock yourself in here. What if a Pokemon in need needs you and Nurse Joy's help?" Aichi asked. Audino ignored. "Nurse Joy was out looking for something for you, can't you hear her out?" Audino shrugged.
"Please, Audino. I'm sorry, I brought a gift back to make us stronger and heal Pokemon better and quicker than before." Nurse Joy apologized. Suddenly, Professor Sycamore walked inside the Pokemon Center just as Audino un-barricaded the door and opened it.
"Professor Sycamore!" Everyone exclaimed.
"Hey, Ash, Serena, Clemont, Bonnie and Aichi. Nurse Joy, how's your search for the Audinite?" Professor Sycamore asked. Nurse Joy handed the Audinite to him and he examined it with a portable scanner. "Yes, that is definitely an Audinite you've found." He confirmed.
Suddenly, a large bang was heard from the Pokemon storage room and everyone ran outside and Team Rocket's machine was sucking up all the Pokeballs.
"All the Pokemon!" Aichi shouted. He released Charizard from his Pokeball. "Charizard destroy that machine before it can suck up any more Pokeballs." Charizard tried to Dragon Claw it and everyone else sent attacks to it too, but it only made a small dent. Team Rocket laughed.
"We reinforced the metal to make it twirp proof. We had extra fund for this machine from our generous boss." Meowth explained. Aichi gritted his teeth as all the Pokeballs were sucked in.
"Fine, then I'll need to use something stronger." Aichi muttered. He held up his Key Stone, but before he can activate Mega Evolution with Charizard the vacuum turned to him and he was lifted off his feet.
Aichi tried his best to stabilize himself in the air. He knew what to do to stop Team Rocket and the relationship of Nurse Joy and Audino. "Nurse Joy! Catch!" He shouted as he loosened his bracelet and threw it as best he can to Nurse Joy. She caught it.
"A Key Stone!" Nurse Joy exclaimed. Professor Sycamore put his hand on Nurse Joy's shoulder and nodded. Audino was carrying the Audinite. "Audino, Mega Evolve." Audino Mega Evolved and destroyed the machine with a Moonblast, Aichi fell on the floor with Charizard beside him.
"Aichi, are you okay?" Bonnie asked. Ash and Clemont helped Aichi and Charizard up.
"I'm just fine. Wasn't expecting something like that from Team Rocket." Aichi admitted scratching his head. Nurse Joy held out Aichi's Key Stone to him. Aichi looked at it and smiled before lightly pushing it back to Nurse Joy. "You can have it. You need to take care of Pokemon with the best of your ability."
"But you won't be able to Mega Evolve." Nurse Joy replied.
"Don't worry about it. Aichi always finds a way to get his stones back." Ash reassured. Nurse Joy held the bracelet and looked at the Keystone.
"Thank you very much. I will use Mega Evolution to heal Pokemon quicker and better with Audino." Nurse Joy thanked.
"I hope so, and you better get that bracelet tightened. It might fall off your wrist while you're working." Aichi warned. After helping Nurse Joy reorganize the Pokeballs they continued on their journey.
~After A Few Weeks~
Ash, Aichi, Bonnie, Clemont and Serena arrived at Terminus Cave. They walked inside the cave.
"Wow, this cave looks amazing." Aichi commented which looking around. Bonnie looked in her bag to call Dedenne and Squishy to look too, but only Dedenne was there.
"Squishy!? Squishy!" Bonnie called. Everyone walked toward her.
"Bonnie, what's wrong?" Clemont asked.
"Squishy is gone!" Bonnie cried.
"Don't worry, Bonnie. I'm sure Squishy hasn't gotten far." Aichi reassured as he started looking. He felt a sensation and walked toward a direction and Ash and the others started looking around.
"I felt something this way." Aichi mumbled to himself. The next thing he knew, he was at a green cave pond. He saw Squishy close to the edge of the pond ready to go in. "Squishy! There you are. Everyone is looking for you."
He heard a static sound coming from somewhere and he covered his ears. Squishy was underwater in the pond, while Aichi was clenching his head.
"Look who we found here." A voice said. It was Bryony and Mable, Drapion used Pin Missile and it hit Aichi and he was knocked onto the wall hard.
He couldn't focus on anything in front of him because of the static sound in his ear. "What is this sound?" Aichi asked. The sound got louder and it started forming a headache in his head. Then he remembered, the earpiece.
"Now that he is out of the way. Capturing Z will be easy." Mable said, but Ash and the others arrived just in time as Squishy camouflaged.
"Aichi!" They exclaimed. He looked like he was in a lot of pain. Aichi knew what was making the sound, so he reached for his ear and checked to see if the earpiece was still on him because no one else can hear it but him. Aichi felt the earpiece and he took it off and the noise stopped. He got up as Celosia and Alaina joined the rest of the group.
"Stay right there and you won't be hurt." Celosia ordered. Ash and the others tried to move closer to them to attack, but got attacked by a Drapion which was a warning shot.
"If you don't stay still. The next one will hit you." Mable warned. They used their glasses to look for the camouflaged Squishy and they soon found it. Drapion attacked using Pin Missile and Squishy fell into the water and started swimming as they started shooting.
"Stop! You'll hurt it!" Aichi shouted as he took a step forward. He reached for a Pokeball and released Charizard. A shot was about to hit Squishy when Charizard intercepted it with Flamethrower.
"Get out of our way kid!" Bryony shouted. Bryony and Mable took care of Aichi and his Pokemon he just released. Mew was also helping. Aichi couldn't focus of helping Squishy because he was too busy with Mable, Bryony and other grunts.
"Get out of my way!" Aichi demanded as he defeated a grunt, but the other Pokemon landed an attack on Aichi's Pokemon in return. He looked the other way and Squishy was pushed to the wall. A grunt was ready to captured it. "Squishy!" His Psyqualia activated and his connection with his Pokemon strengthened light he can feel his Pokemon's pain.
"Hey, kid. Your opponents are us." Mable said. Aichi looked back and all his Pokemon looked like they were synced better than before.
"I said, get out of my way!" Aichi repeated. His Pokemon looked like they got quicker than before, by the time he was down with Mable, Bryony and the grunts Ash and the others seemed to have disappeared. Once Aichi released his Psyqualia he was exhausted as well as his Pokemon.
"Thank you… You guys should all rest." Aichi thanked panting. His Pokemon agreed and he returned them to their Pokeballs and Mew slept in his bag. He needed assistance of the wall to walk and find Ash and the others.
After walking for a while, Aichi saw Ash and the others and he noticed Ash and Greninja. Ash and Greninja's aura was the exact same colour and radiated the same.
"Ash… His bond with Greninja. It might be as strong as the Psyqualia bond." Aichi thought out loud while watching the fight holding onto the wall for support.
After the battle, Ash beat Celosia and Analia on his own and he was really weak after the fight. Aichi walked as fast as he can, Ash and Aichi both felt the damage dealt to their Pokemon and the exhaustion of using their power.
"Ash, are you alright? Was that too much for you to handle?" Aichi asked, he was really worried about him.
"I'm fine. Let's go find Squishy." Ash reassured as they walked out the cave. They searched for Squishy, but they couldn't find it. What they didn't realize was that Squishy was camouflaging and went unnoticed by Aichi.
The journey continues…
~A Few Weeks Later~
Ash, Aichi, Bonnie, Clemont and Serena were in a Pokemon Center. Serena was grooming her Pokemon, Aichi and Bonnie were watching her groom them. Ash,and Clemont were waiting for Nurse Joy to finish healing their Pokemon on the counter.
"Serena, I think Eevee is starting to open up to people." Aichi pointed out. After Serena finished grooming Eevee, Eevee joined Fritzchen and Pancham.
"Yea, Eevee is now. Open to Fritzchen, Pancham and all the other Pokemon." Serena replied happily. Aichi looked in his bag for a second and Mew was gone.
"Where is Mew?" Bonnie asked. Aichi closed his eyes and used his Psyqualia to check if Mew was in the area.
"Mew must be on another adventure because it isn't here anymore." Aichi answered.
"Awww. Mew didn't even say goodbye." Bonnie cried.
"It's okay, Bonnie. I'm sure we will see Mew someday again." Serena assured. Aichi nodded in agreement. Serena noticed the Pokevision computer and got an idea. "Let's watch, Pokevision to brighten our moods." They walked over to the computer and opened it and there was a video by Monsieur Pierre on it. Serena clicked it and the video popped up on the screen. By that time Ash and Clemont joined in.
"Bonjour to all performers. Mademoiselles, who're doing their best with their performanced by utilizing cute elegance, today I invite you to a dance party hosted by me, Pierre!" Pierre declared.
"A dance party?!" Bonnie exclaimed.
"This will provide a tiny little break for you Performers who always compete on stage. Please look forward to it." Pierre said.
"That sounds fun." Serena said.
"Yea, it does. You've been working so hard lately Serena, I think you need a small break from training." Aichi commented.
"However, this party has one condition. All attendees, Performer and Pokemon alike, will register in pairs of one male and one female." Pierre informed. Serena blushed.
"Wow! Pairs of one male and one female?" Bonnie asked.
"I'm sure it's going to be an elegant and très bien party. Also, Kalos Queen Aria will also be attending as a guest. One lucky man will have the honour of having the first dance with Aria. Now then, let's meet at the venue." Pierre explained. The video closed.
"Serena, can you be Clemont's partner for the party?" Bonnie asked.
"Sure…" Serena answered, but she didn't sound happy.
"Bonnie! Serena, you don't need to go with me." Clemont assured.
"No, it's fine. I would love to go with you." Serena replied with a fake smile. It wasn't unnoticed by Aichi and that expression worried Aichi.
They started walking to the location of the party and Aichi and Serena walked behind everyone else. Aichi looked at Serena as she was mopping while walking beside him.
"Are you alright, Serena? You looked sad since you agreed to be partners with Clemont." Aichi asked.
"I'm fine, nothing's wrong." Serena answered.
"Do you not want to be Clemont's partner?" Aichi asked.
"No, that's not it." Serena answered. Aichi looked straight ahead in confusion of what Serena was sad about as they arrived at the location.
"We're here!" Bonnie cheered.
"Wow!" Serena said, she seemed like she was cheering up already. Miette came from behind and jumped on Ash causing everyone to jump.
"Miette!" They exclaimed together.
"Hey! Serena, it doesn't seem that Ash is your partner, so I'll be taking him as my partner." Miette said as she pulled Ash towards her.
"Miette!" Serena replied.
"Serena, but you're with Clemont…" Bonnie pouted.
"Yea. I know." Serena replied. "Wait… Aichi doesn't have a partner."
Aichi smiled awkwardly after they noticed. He didn't want to go to the party because he didn't know a lot about going to parties and dancing. "I'm fine. You guys can go without me, I'll just hang out with my Pokemon here." He replied.
"I want to go to the party too!" Bonnie shouted. "Aichi, can you be my partner?" She did puppy-dog eyes to Aichi.
"I don't know, I don't know a lot about going to parties." Aichi replied.
"I would appreciate it if you went with Bonnie, Aichi." Clemont agreed.
"Okay, fine. But I don't know how to dance." Aichi said with a sigh.
They went to register. Miette and Ash, and Serena and Clemont were registered.
"I'm sorry, but she is too young to enter with a partner. She can just go in with all of you without a partner." The desk lady informed. Aichi smiled.
"Okay, I'll just stay here then." Aichi said. They were standing at the front desk talking as Pierre and Aria approached them.
"Hello." Aria greeted.
"Bonjour, Monsieurs and Mademoiselles." Pierre greeted.
"Aria!" Serena exclaimed. Aria smiled.
"I just overheard that someone had to miss out in the party because he didn't have a partner. I would greatly appreciate if you be my partner for the party." Aria proposed.
"Aichi is going to be Aria's partner?" Bonnie asked in surprise. Everyone also gasped and Aichi was the most surprised.
"Okay, I'll be your partner. But I don't know how to dance." Aichi informed.
"Thank you. You don't have to worry about that, I'll teach you everything I know." Aria thanked.
"I will bring you to the dress rooms." Pierre said. Everyone was with their partners and Aria helped Aichi chose a suit. They talked as Aria was looking around.
"So, what's your name?" Aria asked.
"My name is Aichi and you are Aria right? The Kalos Queen?" Aichi asked.
"Yes, I am. I heard that you were a really great Pokemon trainer." Aria answered. She spun around elegantly. "I heard the way you battle is like a performance. The coordination of your Pokemon and bond between you and your Pokemon are shown in your fighting style."
"I wouldn't exaggerate that much. I've seen one of your performances, it was amazing." Aichi replied with a smile. Aria pulled out a light grey suit with a light blue collared shirt under and a dark blue tie. Black pants and dark blue shoes.
"I think this is perfect for you." Aria said. Aichi went to change and came out. Aria was waiting for him outside the change room, she helped Aichi fix his collar.
"Thank you." Aichi thanked. They went to the dress area to search for a dress of Aria.
"We have a little event planned for two pairs. They will have a battle with each other and the winner will battle us." Aria informed. "I was wondering, which Pokemon will be my Delphox's partner?"
Aichi thought for a little bit. "I'll use my Charizard. He was my first Pokemon and I want him to enjoy this experience." He answered. She found a dress and she changed into it. Pierre walked into the room and greeted Aria and Aichi.
"Mademoiselle Aria, Monsieur what might your name be?" Pierre asked.
"Hello, my name is Aichi." Aichi answered. "You don't need to call me Monsieur, just call me Aichi."
"Pierre is the commentator for the Pokemon Showcases. Addressing others using Mademoiselle and Monsieur that is elegant." Aria explained.
"Come this way, Mademoiselle Aria and Monsieur Aichi." Pierre said. He started walking as they followed, they waited in a waiting room waiting for the opening of the party. Aria was teaching Aichi how to dance in the waiting room and Aichi learned quickly. Delphox and Charizard were also practicing dancing, after Aria finished giving Charizard a make over.
~The Opening to the Party~
On top of the stairwell Pierre, Aria and Aichi walked into the main room. Everyone clapped as they walked in and Aichi was a little tense while walking in.
"Monsieurs and Mademoiselles, thank you for attending this beautiful and elegant party. I welcome Mademoiselle Aria and Monsieur Aichi." Pierre greeted. Aichi and Charizard led Aria and Delphox down the stairs. The music started and they started dancing.
"Aria and Aichi are dancing so elegantly." Serena commented.
Aria felt Aichi's tenseness. "Calm down, just follow my lead." Aria whispered. Aichi took a breath and smiled as they kept on dancing.
"Please join them with your partners." Pierre suggested as the rest started dancing as well. Serena was worried for Eevee for a while, but when she looked at Eevee and Bunnelby they were having so much fun.
When the music ended, everyone got into circles. Boys were on the outer circle, girls were on the inner circle and Pokemon were in the inside doing the same thing.
"Now we will switch partners." Pierre announced as the music started again. The boys spun the girl around before changing partners. Aichi was standing beside Ash and Ash looked nervous.
"Calm down, loosen up." Aria said while she was Ash's partner.
Nearing the end of the song, Serena was Aichi's partner. She wasn't even paying attention to what she was doing, she was busy looking at Ash. "Serena, you seem to be fixated on Ash." Aichi pointed out. Serena jumped.
"Oh, that's not it." Serena denied. The partner switch switched Serena to Ash and the song ended before she got the dance. "No… I didn't get to dance with Ash.".
"Now for the special event, we will have a special tag battle with the winners battling against Mademoiselle Aria and Monsieur Aichi." Pierre announce. Everyone held their cards up and James and Miette, and Ash and Serena were chosen as the tag partners.
After the battle ended, Serena and Ash won and Eevee evolved into Sylveon. Both Pokemon were healed up and it was time for the final battle.
"We still need to be careful. Our opponents are Aichi and Aria, one of the strongest Pokemon trainers and the other is the Kalos Queen." Serena warned Sylveon, Ash and Pikachu. Aichi and Aria were already ready for battle.
"Let's push them to their limit." Aichi said to Aria.
Aria nodded. "Let's make it look elegant and beautiful as we can." She added. Aichi smiled as Serena and Ash were ready.
"Battle begin."
"Delphox, Mystic Fire."
"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"
"Sylveon, Fairy Wind!" The attacks were sent.
"They are targeting Delphox, but we are in this battle too." Aichi said. "Charizard, fly with the flames and protect Delphox with Fire Blast."
The Mystic Fire and Fire Blast merged together and went straight through the Fairy Wind and Thunderbolt. The attack hit Pikachu and Sylveon and the Mystic Fire exploded into sparkles and the Fire Blast created a swirl of fire waves after.
"Wow, that's so pretty!" Bonnie commented. The fire disappeared as Pikachu and Sylveon got up. Pikachu fell down once he got up.
"Pikachu!" Ash shouted. He looked at Pikachu's arm and it had a burned mark.
"Pikachu's burned!" Clemont exclaimed.
"Once we get the lead, we won't let it slip." Aichi said. "Charizard, fly in and use Dragon Claw on Pikachu."
"Sylveon, use Protect with Pikachu!"
"Stop Sylveon with Fire Spin."
Fire Spin trapped Sylveon before she can get to Pikachu and Dragon Claw hit Pikachu.
"Delphox, Flamethrower on Sylveon."
"Charizard, join Delphox with Flamethrower."
After hitting Pikachu with Dragon Claw. Pikachu was down. The Fire Spin disappeared and The Flamethrowers hit right after.
"Pikachu get up!" Pikachu slowly got up and ran as fast as he can to help Sylveon. "Pikachu, Thunderbolt on Delphox."
"Charizard, intercept it with Flamethrower."
Delphox and Charizard backed off of Sylveon and focused on Pikachu. Sylveon was down.
"Sylveon, please help Pikachu."
Sylveon got up and her ribbons pulled Pikachu out of the attack before it can hit him.
"Sylveon, throw Pikachu!"
Sylveon threw Pikachu and Pikachu landed on Charizard's back.
"Shake Pikachu off your back."
Charizard tried, but Pikachu kept his grip.
"Pikachu! Thunderbolt."
Thunderbolt hit Charizard and he fell down on the floor.
"Delphox use Flamethrower, before Pikachu can get away."
"Not so fast, Sylveon, use Fairy Wind!"
Fairy Wind disseminated the Flamethrower and Delphox fainted on the floor after hitting the wall hard.
"Charizard spin around and use Dragon Claw on Pikachu."
Pikachu was knocked up from the spin and Charizard used Dragon Claw making Pikachu crash into the floor and fainted.
"Serena, you can do it." Ash said confidently.
"Sylveon, Swift!"
"Dodge it and use Fire Blast."
Fire Blast was fired and it hit Sylveon and she fell down on the floor.
Serena thought. "I got it! Sylveon use your ribbon and stop Charizard from moving around. And use Fairy Wind"
Sylveon's ribbon wrapped around Charizard's wrist and the attack hit. Sylveon let go and Charizard crashed into the wall.
Charizard didn't faint. "I think that's the end of the battle. Sylveon and Pikachu won the battle." Aichi admitted as he walked over to Charizard with a smile. He gave Charizard a hand to get up and Aria helped Delphox up.
"You guys did great. Congratulations." Aichi and Aria congratulated together. Ash was carrying Pikachu and Sylveon was holding Serena's arm with her ribbon and they shook hands as everyone clapped.
"That was a très bien battle, doesn't everyone agree?" Pierre asked. Everyone clapped and cheered louder. "Now a special announcement. The location of the next Pokemon Showcase is… Frey City. Merci for coming to this party."
Everyone went to change and Aria and Pierre went to saw their farewells to Ash, Aichi, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont.
"Serena, i'm looking forward to seeing your future Pokemon Showcases." Aria said.
"Thank you, Aria. You were amazing too. You were in sync with Aichi's fast pace battle style." Serena thanked.
"It was great to battle with you. I wanted to utilize your moves to make them more flashy, but it didn't exactly make it look better." Aichi apologized.
"It is fine. You made it look beautiful with your flames." Aria replied. "Be safe in your journey and I'll see you again next time we meet." Aria and Pierre waved as the group started walking away. They turned around and waved back as they got further away.
The journey continues…
~A Few Weeks Later~
Ash, Aichi, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont ran into Sawyer. Ash and Sawyer were battling. As they were battling, Greninja mysteriously Mega Evolved and that surprised Aichi and Alain watching in a distance. After the battle, Aichi ran to Ash as he started to fall back. Just like what Kai did for him he caught Ash before he fell, pulling his arm toward him and securing his back.
"Hey, don't push yourself so much. The more you do that, the more exhausted you'll get." Aichi reminded. Ash stood on his feet, after giving Aichi the okay.
"I know, but this is usually how you feel when you push yourself. I'll be alright." Ash reassured. They walked to Greninja and checked if he was fine.
"Don't push yourself to the very limit, Ash. If it's too must for you to handle, then you need to stop." Aichi warned
"I know. Let's get to the Pokemon Center." Ash said.
"I know it isn't Psyqualia, but it looks so similar with the same side effects." Aichi thought. They arrived at the Pokemon Center and Nurse Joy healed all their Pokemon and they just talked at the Pokemon Center for the rest of the day.
Aichi noticed Alain when he walked down the stairs after they left Nurse Joy. "It's him." Aichi thought. He knows Alain doesn't remember him, but he took extra precautions. He can tell that Alain was watching Ash.
"Hey, Aichi." Ash said. Aichi snapped out of his thoughts. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. I guess I'm just a little tired." Aichi answered. He felt a sensation and he seemed to have fainted after.
~Team Flare in a Forest~
They were testing out a machine. They shot a beam of Z's cell energy and it hit a tree, an energy wave expanded and the tree grew into a monstrous height. That was when Aichi felt the sensation and fainted.
"Aichi! Are you alright?!" Ash asked.
"What happened?" Serena asked. Nurse Joy ran to them after hearing them shout, a green aura was around Aichi.
Alain witnessed that and was shocked. "That looks like what happened to Marrin's Chespin." Alain thought.
Everyone was worried. Aichi himself didn't know what was happening, he was trying to wake up. "What is happening? What was that I felt?" Aichi thought. "I can't move."
Nurse Joy and Wigglytuff brought Aichi to one of the rooms that trainers stay in in the Pokemon Center and she checked on him. His facial expressions changed as his fingers twitched a little while he tried to move.
"Nurse Joy, did you find out what's wrong?" Clemont asked. Nurse Joy shook her head.
"I'm not sure what's wrong. He is in top physical condition and there doesn't seem to be anything wrong in his blood pressure or brain." Nurse Joy informed. "He might just need some rest and he should be fine."
"Okay. Thank you, Nurse Joy." Ash thanked. Nurse Joy left the room and Ash, Serena, Bonnie and Clemont went outside to say goodbye to Sawyer, since he was going to the next town. After that they went to bed.
~Aichi's Mind~
"I guess I can try this out, guys are you there?" Aichi asked. After waiting a while, he got a response.
"Aichi! How have you been?" Ren asked cheerfully.
"I have been good, I guess." Aichi answered.
"That doesn't sound reassuring, Aichi… Did something happen?" Kai asked.
"Something happened to my aura, I don't know what happened, but I think I have a feeling what caused it." Aichi answered.
"Explain, Sendou." Leon said.
"Yea, Aichi! Tell us!" Ren agreed trying his serious voice.
"I would like to know too." Chris agreed.
"We are all listening. If you have anything to get off your chest, you can tell us." Kai said.
"Well, there is this group in this world that wants or is using this powerful creature to do something in this world. I don't exactly know what they are planning, but I know it's not good. I'm pretty sure the cause of my aura disturbance was because of them." Aichi explained.
"Sendou, I think you should try to conceal your aura in that world. When the wind shifts, it can contaminate your aura." Leon suggested.
"I'll keep that in mind next time, but right now there is nothing I can do." Aichi replied.
Suddenly he heard a voice, the others were able to hear it too. "Hello? Answer me if you can hear me." The voice said.
"We can hear you, mysterious voice friend of Aichi's." Ren answered. Even though they couldn't see each other, Ren knew what everyone's faces looked like.
"I can hear you. Who are you?" Aichi asked.
"Z, or what you've been calling Squishy. I will help you restore your aura to normal, please work with me." Z answered.
"Squishy-" Before Ren was going to finish he became quiet, after hearing growls for Leon, Kai and Chris.
"Thank you, Squishy… Or Z. I would really appreciate the help." Aichi thanked. "Guys, I think I need to concentrate. Would you mind if I was left alone for a while?"
"Okey-dokey, Aichi. Ren is over and out." Ren answered, while leaving. After a sigh Leon and Chris also left.
"Watch yourself over there, Aichi." Kai reminded.
"Okay, Kai. You have nothing to worry about." Aichi replied.
"Bye." Kai responded before leaving.
"Okay, Z. What do I need to do?" Aichi asked.
"Focus on your aura and when the power that took control of it fights back. Focus on forcing it into me." Z answered. Aichi did as Z told and he felt the burden on his body leaving as his aura turned back to normal.
When they were done, Aichi felt something holding his body as he opened his eyes. He was being carried by a Team Rocket arm and he started struggling, but he was too weak at the moment.
"Aichi! Pikachu!" Ash shouted. Suddenly a Charizard swooped in and destroyed the arms holding onto Pikachu and Aichi. They fell.
"I'm too weak… It hurts to move my body." Aichi said, before closing his eyes again. After catching Pikachu and giving him to Ash. Charizard swooped in and caught Aichi.
Happy Chinese New Year, guys!
I'm celebrating Chinese new year right now actually. Hopefully, I will receive some red pockets because I haven't gotten any just yet. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter because I wouldn't be posting my stories if I didn't have your support. There is a new chapter coming up next week as always.