Ordeal of Will

by Ygbvfcd

After winning World Coronation Series, Ash comes home to unwind before embarking on a new journey. With so many of his old companions in Pallet Town congratulating him, Ash Ketchum's life cannot be any better. Will he be able to save the most important person in his life if actual evil strikes from the New Team Rocket? Poke/Advance/Pearl/Amour. Character Death and Dark themes.

15. Chapter 15

Ash got up in the morning to the sensation of four girls laying on him. Ash then continued to lay on the bed as he found the situation to be peaceful. Ash then saw Misty get up who looked at him and blushed. Ash then said to Misty in her ear so as to not wake up the others "We need to go for training soon."

Misty nodded while smiling and then she said softly "Yes, we need to train. I had the best sleep today." Ash then said with a teasing smile "I am the best pillow for you." and Misty giggled and said "You are nice to lay on. However, you are much more than that. You are the kindest man I know and also you are nowadays much better than I imagined my romantic partner would be."

Ash then said in a happy tone "Reality is better than fiction, right?" and Misty then said "In this particular case, it is!" Ash and Misty were happy for the time they spent together happily while forgetting what had just happened. Ash and Misty then became serious when they recalled what happened and then Misty got up from Ash and left the bed.

Ash then got up while making sure Dawn continued to rest. To his happiness, Dawn was continuing to sleep on the bed even after he left the bed. Ash and Misty then went and left the room to reach the hall. Ash and Misty walked in the hall and then Ash said "Ladies first, you go to the bathroom and then I will go."

Misty nodded and said "Thanks!" and then she went to the bathroom to get ready for the day. Misty soon got ready and then left the bathroom. Ash then entered the bathroom and got ready for the day and then Ash left the bathroom to see Misty waiting for him while seated on the couch.

Misty then got up and then Ash and Misty went to the door of the house. Ash opened the door and then Ash and Misty left the house. Ash and Misty walked while being happy to be in the presence of each other. Ash and Misty walked in the streets of Viridian City and had a feeling of deja vu as they explored Kanto before for Ash to compete in Indigo League.

Ash then was looking at Misty and he realized that he should soon propose to the four girls as life was short and he needed to make them happy. Ash and Misty walked for some time to reach the burial ground where Rose would be buried and saw Viridian Forest nearby.

Ash then said to Misty "We will go to Viridian Forest to train our Pokemons." and Misty replied "Yes, it is large to train our Pokemons! How about a battle between us after we train our Pokemons?" Ash then answered with a smile "Sure, I was getting bored of having no challenger who could reach my position, I would like to see how well you would do." Misty then said with a smile "You will get a good rival in me."

Ash and Misty walked and soon reached the forest. Ash and Misty then released the Pokemons that they had which were Garchomp, Charizard, Lucario, Sceptile, Pidgeot, and Pikachu who was with him and Misty released Skeledirge, Toedscruel, Gyarados, Eelektross, Crabominable, and Togetic.

Ash then asked Misty "You replaced Corsola with Togetic but how did you get Togetic?" and Misty replied "Togetic was missing me and had a successor who could take its place so Togetic flew and returned to me." Ash nodded on hearing that and said "Alright, time to train our Pokemons as well as ourselves!"

Ash and Misty then started their exercises with Misty following Ash's movements. Misty found the training to be tough but since she used to do a lot of training a lot in water, she was able to cope with the training. Ash then asked Misty "Why did you not take part in World Coronation Series?"

Misty answered on hearing that "I thought I needed to train more before I took part in World Coronation Series." and Ash nodded and said "That is an interesting answer." Ash and Misty were training for some time and then were panting but still exerted themselves in the training.

Ash looked at Misty and he found her to look beautiful. Ash continued the training and he was happy that Misty was joining him in the training. Ash's and Misty's Pokemons were also training hard. Ash and Misty as well as their Pokemons knew that they needed to be stronger to be able to go against Team Rocket. Ash and Misty trained for quite some time and soon completed ther training.

Ash looked at Misty's face and body and Misty looked at Ash's face and body. They both found each other to look amazing while their bodies and face shone due to the sweat. Ash and Misty soon went to their Pokemons before they would start their match against each other.

Ash then said "Misty, I am ready to see what you can do!" and Misty replied on hearing that "I am also ready to show how strong I am in battle!" Ash and Misty then went and stood at opposit sides to each other for their battle. Ash then said "This will be a 6 vs 6 Pokemon battle where substitutions are allowed." Misty nodded and said "I agree to the rules."

Ash was thinking 'Misty is a water type trainer so she could start with a Water Pokemon, I can use Pikachu but that might be too much for Misty, let me go with Sceptile.' and Misty was thinking 'Ash might use Pikachu or Sceptile as I am a Water type trainer so I might have to choose between Skeledirge and Toedscruel. Alright, I would go with Skeledirge as I have trained Skeledirge a lot.'

Ash then said "Sceptile, I choose you!"

Misty then said "Skeledirge, I need you!"

Ash used his Pokedex which said "No information found!" and Ash realized he had not much idea about Paldean Pokemons. Ash then said "Quick Attack!"

Misty smiled on hearing that and said "Torch Song!"

Sceptile came to attack Skeledirge with Quick Attack but Skeledirge took no damage. Ash saw Skeledirge use Torch Song in which the small birdlike flame on Skeledirge's nose flew and became a mike and Skeledirge used the attack which made the flame fly to Sceptile. Sceptile was able to barely dodge the flame with Quick Atttack.

Ash analyzed the situation and relaized that Skeledirge was a Ghost type Pokemon. Ash then said "Sceptile, return! Garchomp, I choose you! Dig!"

Misty then said "Skeledirge, continue to use Torch Song on the ground!"

Garchomp Mega Evolved and used Dig to go underground and Skeledirge was then using Torch Song on the ground and Ash said "Garchomp, remain underground!"

Ash saw the situation and found that Torch Song move was increasing in power and Ash knew something had to be done. Ash then said "Garchomp, come up!"

Misty then said "Fire Blast!"

Garchomp came up to the ground and hit Skeledirge with Dig causing Skeledirge to lose health and Skeledirge used Fire Blast which was very powerful and caused Garchomp to lose health and even get burned. Ash saw that Skeledirge had increased in power a lot and that something had to be done.

Misty then did something that surprised Ash and said "Skeledirge, good job! Return!" and returned Skeledirge to the Pokeball.

Misty smiled and said "Eelektross, go!"

Ash knew that Eelketross was an Electric type and said "Dig!"

Misty said on hearing that "Electric Terrain!"

Garchomp went under the ground, getting a powerful Dig attack ready, and then came up and attacked Eelektross with Dig that caused no damage and Ash was surprised. Misty then said "Dragon Tail!" and then Eelektross hit Garchomp with the super effective attack and Garchomp was sent to the Pokeball and then Lucario came out.

Ash then said "Aura Sphere and Doubel Team to dodge!"

Misty said "Dragon Tail!"

Lucario made Aura Sphere ready while Eelektross apprroached Lucario and Lucario used Double Team and was able to escape Dragon Tail while Eelektross was hit by Aura Spherre and lost health. Misty knew that Ash was the Monarch and so she needed to be cautious as he would be powerful. Misty then said on seeing that "Use Dragon Tail again!"

Eelektross then used Dragon Tail and Lucario was this time hit by Dragon Tail. Misty then saw that Charizard came out of the Pokeball and then Misty said "Thunderbolt!"

Eelektross then used Thunderbolt on Charizard and Charizard was losing health due to the super effective attack. Ash then said "Get a taste of your medicine! Dragon Tail!" and then Charizard used Dragon Tail and Eelektross was sent to the Pokeball and Crabominable came out.

Ash then said "Flamethrower!"

Charizard then used Flamethrower and Crabominable was hit by the attack. Misty then said "Crabominable, return!" and returned Crabominable to the Pokeball. Misty then said "Eelektross, go! Thunderbolt!" and then Eelektross was released who used Thunderbolt which was powered by Electric Terrain and Charizard lost health.

Ash then said "Charizard return!"

Charizard was returned to the Pokeball and then Ash said "Sceptile, go! Leaf Blade!"

Sceptile was then released who used Leaf Blade and Eelektross lost health. Misty then said "Dragon Tail!" and then Sceptile was hit by the attack and lost health. Pidgeot then came out of the Pokeball and then Misty said "Thunderbolt!" and Pidgeot was hit by Thunderbolt and lost health.

Ash then said "Air Slash to stop Thunderbolt!"

Pidgeot then used Air Slash which was stopping the Thunderbolt attack from hitting and was hitting Eelektross. Eelektross was losing health due to the Air Slash attack. Misty saw that Ash had excellent strategies and then said "Eelektross, return! Skeledirge, go! Torch Song!"

Ash said on hearing that "Garchomp, go! Dragon Pulse!"

Skeledirge was then released who used Torch Song in which the small birdlike flame on Skeledirge's nose flew and became a mike and Skeledirge used the attack which made the flame fly to Garchomp and Garchomp was losing health and Skeledirge was being hit by Dragon Pulse and was losing health. Garchomp was also losing health due to the burn.

Ash then said "Pidgeot, go! Air Slash!"

Pidgeot was then released who used Air Slash and stopped the Torch Song attack from hitting and the attack was becoming more powerful. Ash then said "Pidgeot, return!" and returned Pidgeot to the Pokeball. Ash then said "Charizard, go! Dragon Tail!" Charizard then used Dragon Tail and the attack hit Skeledirge and Skeledirge was sent to the Pokeball and then Toedscruel came out.

Ash then said "Flamethrower!"

Charizard used Flamethrower and Toedscruel was hit by the attack and lost health. Misty then said "Toedscruel, return!" and returned Toedscruel to the Pokeball. Ash and Misty were both thinking about what strategies they could use in order to win.

Misty then said "Skeledirge, go! Torch Song!"

Skeledirge was then released who used Torch Song in which the small birdlike flame on Skeledirge's nose flew and became a mike and Skeledirge used the attack which made the flame fly to Charizard and Charizard was losing health and Ash said "Charizard, Dragon Tail!"

Misty then said "Skeledirge, dodge!"

Ash saw that Skeledirge was dodging the attack and was using Torch Song and the attack was becoming more powerful as time went. Ash then decided that he would slowly wear down Skeledirge and then defeat Skeledirge. Ash then said "Charizard, return!" and returned Charizard to the Pokeball.

Ash then said "Lucario, I choose you! Bullet Punch!"

Misty was surprised and saw Lucario use Double Team to dodge the attack and use Bullet Punch to hit Skeledirge and Skeledirge was losing health due to the attack. Misty then realized that Ash did a very smart move.

Misty then smiled and said "You have Lucario using Double Team to raise evasiveness, while continuing to attack Skeledirge, that is interesting."

Ash nodded and said "Yes, that is my strategy."

Misty then said "Skeledirge, use Torch Song on yourself!"

Skeledirge then used Torch Song on itself and when Lucario was using Bullet Punch, Lucario was being hit by Torch Song and was losing health. Ash then saw that the fire type move does not affect Skeledirge but it can affect Lucario. Ash then said "Lucario, return!" and returned Lucario to the Pokeball.

Ash then said "Sceptile, go! Leaf Blade!"

Sceptile was using Leaf Blade and was being hit by Torch Song and was losing health. Ash then said "Sceptile, return!" and then returned Sceptile to the Pokeball. Ash then said "Charizard, go!" and then released Charizard. Ash said "Dragon Tail!" and Charizard used Dragon Tail and sent Skeledirge back and Toedscruel came out of the Pokeball.

Ash then said "Use a powerful Flamethrower!"

Charizard then used a powerful Flamethrower and then Toedscruel was losing health and then Misty said "Toedscruel, Grass Knot!" and then Charizard was hit by a knot and then stumbled to fall down. Misty then said "Hyper Beam!" and then Charizard was hit by Hyper Beam and lost health.

Misty then said "Toedscruel, return!" and returned Toedscruel to the Pokeball.

Misty said "Gyarados, go! Hydro Pump!" and then Gyarados was released and used Hydro Pump. The Hydro Pump hit Charizard and caused Charizard to lose health for some time. Ash then said "Charizard, Dragon Tail!" and then Charizard used Dragon Tail which hit Gyarados and caused Gyarados to the Pokeball.

Crabominable came of the Pokeball and then Ash said "Flamethrower!" and then Crabominable was hit by Flamethrower and lost health. Misty then said "Crabominable, return!" and Crabominable was returned to the Pokeball. Misty then said "Eelektross, go! Thunderbolt!"

Eelektross then used Thunderbolt and Charizard was being ht by Thunderbolt and was losing health. Ash then said "Dragon Tail!" and Charizard rushed to Eelektross to use Dragon Tail and was being hit by Thunderbolt and Eelektross was dodging Dragon Tail and soon Charizard lost quite some health and fainted.

Ash then said "Garchomp, go! Dragon Pulse!"

Misty then said "Dragon Tail!"

Garchomp then used Dragon Pulse and Eelektross was dodging the attack and was going to use Dragon Tail. Garcomp then went underground and then went up in another side of the field. Garcomp then again went underground and then came up while losing health due to the burn and then Ash said "Dragon Pulse!"

Garchomp then used Dragon Pulse and then Eelektross used Dragon Tail and Eelektross was hit by the attack and lost health while Garchomp was hit by Dragon Tail and was sent to the Pokeball and then Pidgeot came out of the Pokeball.

Misty then said "Rain Dance and Thunder!"

Ash said "Air Slash!"

Eelektross used Rain Dance and then it was raining and then Thunder while Pidgeot used Air Slash. Ash saw that Thunder was still hitting Pidgeot as rain made the Thunder to hit Pidgeot easily and then Pidgeot was losing health rapidly due to the attack and then fainted.

Ash then said "Lucario, go! Aura Sphere!"

Lucario was then using Aua Sphere and the attack was hitting Eelektross and Eelektross was losing health while Lucario was being hit by Thunder and was losing health. The attacks continued forr some time and then the rain stopped and then Misty said "Eelektross, return!" and then returned Eelektross to the Pokeball.

Misty then said "Skeledirge, go! Use Torch Song on yourself!"

Skeledirge then used Torch Song on itself and when Lucario was using Bullet Punch, Lucario was being hit by Torch Song and was losing health. Ash and Misty saw tht both of their pokemons were losing health for some time and then Ash saw that Lucario fainted.

Misty then said "Skeledirge, return!" and returned Skeledirge to the Pokeball. Misty then said "Eelektross, go! Thunderbolt"

Ash then said "Sceptile, go! Leaf Blade!"

Sceptile was then using Leaf Blade which Eelektross was dodging and Eelektross was using Thunderbolt and Sceptile was dodging the attack and this continued for some time and then Misty said "Eelektross, return!" and returned Eelektross to the Pokeball and then said "Skeledirge, go! Torch Song on yourself!"

Skeledirge then used Torch Song on itself anf the attack was becoming more powerful and then Sceptile was using Leaf Blade and Skeledirge was losing health while Sceptile lost health due to Torch Song and then Sceptile fainted. Ash then said "Garchomp, go! Dragon Pulse!"

Misty then said "Skeledirge, return! Toedscruel, go! Grass Knot and Hyper Beam!"

Toedscruel then used Grass Knot and Garchomp stumbled to fall down and then Toedscruel used Hyper Beam and Garchomp lost health due to the attack. Garchomp then got up when Toedscruel was immobilized due to using Hyper Beam and was using Dragon Pulse for some time and then Toedscruel fainted.

Misty then said "Crabominable, go! Blizzard!"

Crabominable then used Blizzard and Garchomp was being hit by the attack and was losing health rapidlly while also losing health due to the burn while using Dragon Pulse which was hitting Crabominable and causing Crabominable to lose health and then Crabominable fainted.

Misty then said "Eelektross, go! Dragon Tail!"

Eelektross was dodging Dargon Pulse rapidly and soon was able to reach Garchomp and used Dragon Tail attack and Garchomp lost health due to the attack and then Garchomp fainted. Ash then said "Pikachu, go! Thunderbolt as Counter Shield!"

Pikachu thenn used Thunderbolt as Counter Shield which inviolved lying on its back and rotating while using Thunderbolt and Eelektross was losing health while being hit by the attack. Ash then said "Iron Tail with full power!" and then Misty said "Dragon Tail!" and both attacks hit each other and then Eelektross fainted.

Misty then said "Skeledirge, go! Torch Song!"

Ash then said "Thunderbolt!"

Skeledirge used Torch Song in which the small birdlike flame on Skeledirge's nose flew and became a mike and Skeledirge used the attack which made the flame fly and hit Pikachu and Pikachu was losing health due to the attack and the attack was becoming more powerful while Pikachu was using Thunderbolt and the attackk hit Skeledirge and Skeledirge lost health for some time and then fainted.

Misty then said "Gyarados, go! Mega Evolve and Crunch!"

Gyarados Mega Evolved to use Crunch on Pikachu and Pikachu was losing health due to being hit by Crunch and Pikachu was using Thunderbolt. Gyarados was being hit by the super effective attack and then both Pokemons were continuing their attacks and then Pikachu fainted.

Misty remarked "Pikachu is so strong!"

Ash smiled and said "Pikachu sure is strong!"

Misty then said "Togetic, go! Dazzling Gleam!"

Togetic used Dazzling Gleam while Pikachu used Thunderbolt and Pikachu was hit by Dazzling Gleam while Togetic was dodging Thunderbolt.

Ash then said "Piikachu, Iron Tail!"

Misty said "Heat Wave!"

Pikachu then jumped to use Iron Tail but was hit by a powerful Heat Wave and lost health. Ash realized that Iron Tail made the Pokemon to have steel type attributes when using the move and so Iron Tail was causing Pikachu to lose health.

Ash then said "Continue Iron Tail!"

Pikachu was continuing the Iron Tail attack while Togetic was using Heat Wave and Togetic was hit some times by Iron Tail causing Togetic to lose health whil Pikachu was losing health due to Heat Wave and both Pokemons were continuing to lose health and Togetic fainted.

Ash then said in a happy tone "I am happy that you prove to be an amazing rival."

Misty smiled and said "Thanks! You are the strongest opponent that I faced."

Ash and Misty then used some Max Revives on their Pokemons as they needed to be ready for any threats. Ash and Misty then walked with Misty holding Ash's hand. Ash allowed Misty to hold his hand as he knew that both of them loved each other a lot.

Ash and Misty walked for some time with Misty not getting scared of Bug Pokemons. Ash then asked Misty "Why are you no longer scared of Bug Pokemons?" and Misty answered "They are dangerous but nothing to be really scared about so I treat them like any other Pokemon.

Ash and Misty walked and in some time left Viridian Forest to reach Viridian City. Ash and Misty walked in the streets and reached the graveyard. Ash and Misty saw the whole group with May, Dawn, and Serena looking at them with concern that the two spent some nice time together without them being present.

Paul then said to Ash in a teasing way "You and your girlfriend need to be dressed properly for the funeral. Sorry, training clothes are no clothes to attend the funeral."

Ash and Misty showed no reaction and then May, Dawn, and Serena had smiliar thoughts about whether Ash and Misty were a couple. Ash then replied "Yes, we will dress properly." Ash and Misty then went to May, Dawn, and Serena with Ash saying "I know you are concerned, we all would discuss about being together later."

May, Dawn, and Serena were relieved to hear that. Ash and Misty then walked rapidly on the streets of Viridian City for some time with Ash and Misty admiring each other. Ash and Misty soon reached the house and then Ash and Misty went to the door. Ash then opened the door and then Ash and Misty entered the house.

Ash and Misty then went to the room and reached the room. Ash and Misty then entered the room and took their clothes. Ash and Misty then went and left the room to go and reach the bathroom. Misty was the first to enter the bathroom to get ready and then in some time, Misty left the bathroom. Then Ash entered the bathroom and got ready and then Ash left the bathroom.

Ash then said to Misty "You look beautiful in these clothes."

Misty smiled and said "You also are looking handsome in the clothes that you wear."

Ash and Misty then went to the kitched where they saw food ready for them. Ash and Misty were hungry and placed the food on the plates, sat down on the chairs, and rapidly ate a lot of food. Ash and Misty then finished eating food and then Ash and Misty got up and walked to the door.

Ash then opened the door and then Ash and Misty left the house with Ash closing the door. Ash and Misty then walked to reach the streets and then Ash and Misty walked on the pavements and streets of Viidian City for some time and then Ash and Misty reached the graveyard where the rest were present.

May said in a sorrowful tone "We knew Rose for just some time who helped us a lot and then we had to part with her. I feel so sad!" May was then crying and Ash went to May and hugged her. Ash was then stroking her back while May cried on Ash's shoulders.

As for Dawn, she was sitting on a chair and crying as she felt that Rose's death was due to them coming to Viridian City. As for Serena, she was blaming herself for Rose's death as she felt if she was faster and not poisoned by the Beedrill, Rose would have been alive.

Paull just had a stoic expression but internally, he was sad due to what happened. Tracey was just crying due to what has happened due to Team Rocket. Brock was comforting Nora who was disappointed by her performance as a police officer. James and Meowth were sad about the deaths as well.

Max was traumatized by the incident and Misty went to Max and then said "In the world sometimes, bad things happen to good people. But we need to continue on and become stronger to protect good people from bad things that happen." Max nodded on hearing that.

As for Misty, she was also very disappointed as to what happened and had a sombre expression. May then said to Ash "Thank You for helping me." and Ash nodded. Serena then said to the others "It was me who got poisoned by Beedrill due to me not being fast enough and so Ash took me to Viridian City that led to the chain of events that caused Rose's death."

Ash then went to Serena and said to her "Do not blame your injury due to Beedrill as the cause for her death. It is Team Rocket who did that. We need to mourn her death, remember her, and give revenge to Team Rocket." Everyone present nodded on hearing what Ash said.

The funeral went on with Rose and the other victims being buried while the group looked at the coffins being placed under the ground. Paul then said to the rest after all the coffins were buried "I do not know what would happen. Our loved ones can face threats due to Team Rocket in Kanto and Johto as that is where Team Rocket is strong."

Ash nodded and said "You are right. We need to face Team Rocket head on! Now, we should avoid cities as much as possible!" and the group nodded. The group then went and looked at where Rose was buried, next to her child and husband, and then went and left the graveyard.

The group walked silently on the pavements of Viridian City, with sad expressions and then soon reached Viridian Forest. They then walked in Viridian Forest and came across a place where there were signs of a battle that had taken place in the area like burned ground.

Paul then guessed "Let me say, this is where you and Misty trained?" and then Ash replied "This is where we battled. It was an exciting battle and I wonin a close match!" Paul then said on hearing that "Looks like Misty would also be a rival to me." and Misty smiled and said "You can think like that."

Brock then said "We can travel to Vermillion City by bypassing Pewter City using Diglett Cave but should we do that?" and then Ash said "We need to investigate Pewter City so we cannot do that." Dawn then said to the rest "We are like a curse to those whom we meet, we need to avoid cities for much time. For Pewter City, Paul, James, and Meowth can go and investigate as they would not be thought as being close to Ash."

Ash knew that he had befriended many people on his travels and if anyone were kidnapped, he would do whatever possible to save them. Ash knew that sending Paul, James, and Meowth would be a good idea as many would think that he and Paul, James, and Meowth were not friends so he said "I would agree with that. Paul, James, and Meowth, when we reach Diglett Cave, you part ways to investigate Pewter City."

Paul then nodded and said "Sure, I would do that." James and Meowth nodded on hearing that. The group then walked quietly in Viridian Forest, well aware of what dangers Pokemons like Beedrills could be. May and Max were the first to talk with each other about their lives and the others listened to their chat.

Dawn and Misty were then talking about their different approaches in battling. Misty was happy to have Dawn as a friend and the likewise can be said about Dawn. Serena then jumped into their conversations and they were happy to talk with Serena. Brock and Tracey were then talking about their professions and Ash and Paul were walking and talking to each other about their travels. James and Meowth were talking about the days before they joined Team Rocket.

Ash and the group traveled for some time and they were no longer thinking about Rose's death and were just enjoying the conversations thay had. Brock was the one guiding the group through the labyrinth that was Viridian Forest and time passed and soon it was lunch.

The group took the packed lunch from Tracey's bag and then sat and ate the lunch in some time. The group soon got up and walked in Viridian Forest and walked for quite some time as afternoon passed into evening. The group soon reached the exit of Viridian Forest and walked for some time to reach Diglett's Cave.

Paul then said "This is where we part ways!"

Ash then said "Be safe, Paul!" and Paul nodded. Paul, James, and Meowth then walked while the group stood near Diglett's Cave.

Paul, James, and Meowth walked in the direction of Pewter City and soon reached Pewter City. Paul, James, and Meowth were walking in Pewter City where they saw many montains as the scenery with a clear blue sky and shining sun. Paul, James, and Meowth then soon came to the areas where illegal activities take place. The area looked shady and dark due to the shadow of the bulidings with dark alleys, an atmosphere that makes normal people not likely to come to the , James, and Meowth then walked in the area.

Paul saw a group of young women who looked pretty and an old man who was saying "Do your job! Your client was unhappy with you and complained about you!" and hit the ground witth his leash. Paul realized that the young women needed to be saved and the old man could be a member of Team Rocket.

Paul then went along with James and Meowth and Paul said "Stop! Do not dare do anything more!"

The old man then said "I am a Team Rocket member, boy! All I want from you is your money that you would give for our services, not your advice."

James then went to the old man and asked "I would just like to know where is the Team Rocket base as I am supposed to be a Team Rocket member who would like to visit the base."

The old man said "To say the truth, there is a Team Rocket base right here! We in Team Rocket provide services in Pewter City. In fact this entire area in Pewter City is controlled by Team Rocket. I am a Team Rocket member whose job is in Pewter City."

Paul then said "Alright, Electivire, go!" and then released Electivire. Paul then said "Thunderbolt!" and then Electivire used Thunderbolt on the old man who soon fainted. Paul then said to James "This is time for action! Delia might be in this place!" The young women just ran away from the scene while Paul returned Electivire to the Pokeball.

Paul, James, and Meowth then walked in the dark street and then soon came to an entrance that was bright with red lights. Paul, James, and Meowth then walked and soon entered a building where they saw customers along with young escorts. Paul, James, and Meowth then walked to a place that looked like a secret entrance and then Meowth jumped to use his claws.

Meowth then was able to unlock the door and then Paul opened the door. Paul, James, and Meowth then walked through the entrance and then Paul released Electivire. Paul, James, and Meowth walked and came across a guard who said "I am going to report this!"

Paul then said "Thunderbolt!"

Electivire then used Thunderbolt on the guard who then fainted due to the Thunderbolt attack. Paul, James, and Meowth walked in the corridor which was bright due to the lights while they saw many rooms where there seemed to be research taking place. Paul, James, and Meowth continued to walk and then came to a staircase.

Paul, James, and Meowth climbed up the stairs and then came to the next floor. Paul, James, and Meowth walked in the corridor where they saw some facilities where some Team Rocket members were staying. Paul, James, and Meowth continued to walk and then came to the end of the floor where they saw an elevator.

Paul, James, and Meowth then entered the elevator and saw that they could go to the next floor. Paul pressed the button and then the elevator door closed. The elevator then went up and then reached the next floor where the doors opened.

Paul, James, and Meowth walked in the floor where they saw more labs where Team Rocket were doing research. Paul, James, and Meowth soon reached the end of the corridor and reached stairs. Paul then said "We did not find Delia in this base. We need to go back!"

Paul, James, and Meowth then climbed down the stairs and then reached the first floor. Paul, James, and Meowth walked in the corridor for some time and soon reached the secret entrance. Paul, James, and Meowth walked out through the secret entrance and then walked and left the building. Paul, James, and Meowth walked in Pewter City streets for some time and then Paul reached the police station.

Paul then returned Electivire to the Pokeball and then Paul, James, and Meowth entered the police station. Paul then went to the police officer and said "You need to raid the areas where illegal activities take place with full force as they are where Team Rocket is present."

The police officer then said "Alright, we will do that. The last time we did, they all just escaped. Thanks for the information!" and the Paul said "No problem." Paul, James, and Meowth then walked and left the police station. Paul, James, and Meowth then walked in the pavement and streets of Pewter City for some time and then Paul, James, and Meowth left Pewter City.

Paul, James, and Meowth then walked and soon reached the group near Diglett Cave. Paul then narrated what happened and then Ash nodded on hearing that. Ash then said "Thanks to you, the police could take care of Team Rocket in Pewter City. You did a lot of good work but we need to proceed on to find my mother."

The group then went to the entrance to the Diglett Cave and then walked through the entrance to reach the cave. The group then walked in the long path ahead which was dark. The group used Pikachu's brightness to walk in the cave corridor.

Dawn then asked Misty "When did you reveal that you had feelings for Ash?" and Misty answered "I told that after the party and Ash being hospitalized in order to help Ash with May." Dawn nodded and said to Misty "You are god person as you helped us with our feelings with Ash instead of taking Ash for yourself."

Misty smiled on hearing that from Dawn. The group tried to rush rapidly through Diglett Cave as the cave was very dark. Brock then said "We will try to go to Saffron City as fast as possible so we need to travel rapidly through this dark cave before dinner time."

The group was then rushing in the cave for some time and saw many Digletts and Dugtrios which looked very cute to them. The group noticed that the cave was very long and that they needed to endure a long journey. The group still continued to endure the journey and was moving rapidly.

Ash then saw two Team Rocket agents, a man and a woman, who were present. Ash then said "Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" and then Pikachu used Thunderbolt on the two Team Rocket agents who fainted. Ash then said "We cannot show any mercy to them as they are deadly." and the group nodded.

Dawn then said "Whom can we trust is now a tough question as some are evil while some are very good. We did not face this question before but the world seems more dangerous. Team Rocket could endanger many young trainers unless we put a stop to them."

Ash said on hearing that "We need to eradicate Team Rocket once and for all." and others were a bit surprised to hear that from Ash who was very merciful but they knew that they were a group of evil and so they needed to be put to an end and so the group nodded.

Misty said to the group "We will manage to end Team Rocket while also saving Ash's mother. We would be very cautious about support as we do not know who is a Team Rocket agent and there may be sleeper Team Rocket agents who are present as spies." and others knew that they had to do that and also realized that could be the case that there are sleeper Team Rocket agents although they never encountered but it was better to be cautious.

Serena then asked Misty "I know we have to be cautious but what are the chances there could be sleeper Team Rocket agents?" and then Misty replied "According to G-Men, there are likely some Team Rocket sleeper agents but they did not expose them due to lack of information regarding them."

Ash then said "When there are confirmed Team Rocket sleeper agents according to G-Men, why are they not named and shamed?" and then Misty nodded and said "They say they do not have enough evidence but even though the probability is high due to their suspicious activities, they do not want to expose them without full evidence."

Ash was annoyed on hearing that "When common criminals are arrested based on the large amount of evidence, they should also be arrested as there is a lot of evidence? They should be more strict on Team Rocket, otherwise the League is under risk."

Paul then said "First, guns are supplied to Officer Jenny and some make their way to the black market, the one who made Officer Jenny to have guns could be a sleeper agent, then there are sleeper Team Rocket agents who are not exposed, maybe the one who decided to not expose the Team Rocket sleeper agent is a sleeper agent?"

Ash then said to the group "We do not know what kind of corrupion is there in the League but we must do whatever it takes to eradicate Team Rocket." and the others in the group nodded on hearing that from Ash. The four girls went and walked near Ash and Ash was then happy to have four girls who cared for him.

The group walked in the dark tunnel with no source of light otther than Pikachu's dim brightness, unaware of whether any Team Rocket members were present in the tunnel which seemed likely. May then stumbled on a Diglett and was about to fall but Ash then went and stopped May from falling.

May then said "Thank You, Ash!" and Ash said to May "You are welcome."

The group continued to walk in the dark tunnel, and felt somehow to be at peace due to not finding other Team Rocket agents and also as only Digletts and Dugtrios lived there and Digletts and Dugtrios tend to be peaceful. Time passed but time was being measured by how tired the group.

As time passed, one by one, the members of the group were getting tired and remarked about themselves being tired to only hear to continue on and continued on slowly. Time passed on and then the second last to get tired, Misty, despie having a lot of endurance training, said "Ash, do you you think we should rest?"

Ash, who himself was quite tired, said "Yes, we can rest as I am also quite tired and could only walk some more further."

The group then used Pikachu's faint brightness to take their sleeping bags and then the girls placed their sleeping bags near Ash and Paul laughed hard only for May to say "We will sleep where we like." Paul replied "Near Ash? That is funny as you all want the same person. I find that funny." May and the other girls blushed and then Misty said "What we feel regarding Ash is not your business."

Paul then said "Yes, Misty, your and other girl's love to Ash is not my business but my laughter is none of your business." Misty then smiled and said to Ash in a soft tone "We are getting embarrased by Paul." and then Ash said in an annoyed tone "Paul, stop your laughter at once!" and Paul said in a teasing tone "Right, Ash, I will stop laughing at your girlfriends."

Ash was now embarrased by what Paul said but soon he stopped being embarrased "We do not have that kind of relationship." and Paul said "Alright, you deny how you feel to us but I hope you do not deny that to those girls or to yourself as they and yourself deserve the truth." Paul then stopped laughing. The group soon went to the sleeping bags and then slept in the sleeping bag fast as the environment was dark and peaceful.

The group woke up, packed their things, and started walking in the cool, dark tunnel. The group walked for some time while enjoying the peace they felt and then they saw a light at the end which indicated that Vermillion City was near. The group then started walking rapidly towards the exit.

The exit was approaching and the group was walking more rapidly as the exit approached for some time and the light of the end was becoming brighter till the group reached the exit. The group then walked through the exit and then were able to see Vermillion City.

Ash then said to the group "We can visit Goh and Chloe in Vermillion City and stay there for the night while Paul, James, and Meowth could go to investigate for any Team Rocket base. I know it is not likely for Team Rocket to have a base in a city as big as Vermillion City but still there needs to be an investigation."

Brock then said "How do we make sure that they are not a target due to us visiting them?" and then Ash answered "They will target them regardless of whether we go to them. Us being there means additional protection to them from Team Rocket and their evil plans."

Dawn then said on hearing that "Yes, we could visit them as they are close to Ash." and Misty nodded and said "I would like to see Goh's Intelleon which is very powerful." Ash smiled on hearing that and said "I would let you know that Goh has a Suicune."

Misty then said on hearing that "Goh surely is talented as a trainer." and Ash nodded to that and said "He sure is talented." The group walked in the forest which was bright due to the clear sky and bright sun for some time while talikng with each other.

Ash and the for girls were talking about various things like progress towards their goals, Paul and Max were talking about their strategies in battle, Brock and Tracey were talking about cooking and their professions, and James and Meowth were talking about their possible futures.

The group soon reached Vermillion City and walked for some time in the streets where they looked at the various tall buildings present. The group soon were able to see Professor Cerise's Lab and then walked towards the lab while enjoying the sunny weather.

Ash was happy to have four girls who loved him and he knew that he also loved the four girls. He knew that he needed to soon propose to the four girls and so he fet that he should have a meeting with each of the four girls to make sure that they and him learn more about each other before they could be together. The group soon were able to reach Professor Cerise's Lab and then walked to enter the lab. They were happy to see Professor Cerise was safe and he was happy to see them.

Ash then said to Professor Cerise "We would lke to know if we could stay in your house?" and Professor Cerise said in a happy tone "You and your friends can stay in my house anytime you want. Just make sure to not disturb Goh and Chloe when they are supposed to study." Ash then said "Thanks! We will not disturb Goh and Chloe." Professor Chloe then said "Good! I have three guest bedrooms, you can use them."

The group then dispersed and then Ash and the four girls went together to one guest bedroom door located near the kitchen. Ash then opened the door and then Ash and the four girls went and entered the guest bedroom. May, Dawn, and Serena went to lay on the bed as they were tired. As for Ash and Misty, they sat on the sofa next to each other. Ash then switched on the television and changed the channel to a news channel.

The news reporter then said "There are a lot of crimes which are taking place in Saffron City, Vermillion City, and Fushcia City. People are being killed for robbery which often happens in broad daylight. The Kanto League has adviced travelers to not go to the three cities. Kanto League will hold a meeting soon on what will be done regarding the crime crisis. Please stay tuned fo more news."

Misty then turned to Ash and said "Team Rocket would be the ones doing this. As for what they want, it is world domination after which they would blame the League for the crimes taking place before. They are a big criminal group who have to be defeated by us all." Ash then said to Misty confidently "Yes, we will defeat them once and for all while saving my mother from them." Misty then repiled "Sure, we will do that!" Ash then noticed that the curtains were closed to his relief as he did not wnat Team Rocket to find them by looking through the windows.

Ash then said to Misty "I and you four are in love with each other. I am telling you this as I know that you were the one who knew about that the other girls were in love with me and helped them. Now, we do not have time to go on meetings with each other to find out more about each other so let us be together for now and later find out more about ourselves."

Misty smiled and said "I will deliver your message to the girls." Ash and Misty then heard a blast and then went and opened the door to see the living room where the door was destroyed and two Team Rocket members. Ash then said "Pikachu, use Thunderbolt!" and then Pikachu used a powerful Thunderbolt on them making them to faint.

Brock and Tracey then came out to see that the Team Rocket members had fainted and then said "Thanks!" and Ash said to them "It is no problem, Brock and Tracey." Brock and Tracey then went back inside the room. Ash then said to Misty "Looks like Paul, James, and Meowth had already gone to investigate Vermillion City." Misty nodded and said "You are right."

Ash and Misty then saw Regieleki come out and Ash said to Regieleki "Team Rocket could find it suspicious that two grunts disappeared. Protect this house, we need peace for some time." and Regieleki nodded and stood as a guard outside the house.

Ash and Misty then went into the room where they saw May, Dawn, and Serena sleeping. Misty then said to Ash "I know we both love each other but we both can act on or love only after the three are awake as otherwise, that would be unfair to them." Ash then nodded and said to Misty "You are right. It is nice that you are so kind." and Misty smiled on hearing that.

Ash then said to Misty "I am bored, let us play rock, paper, and scissors!" and then Misty smiled and said "Sure, we can play!" and then Ash played with Misty rock, paper, and scissors for some time. Ash and Misty then sat quietly for some time, happy to be with each other.

Ash and Misty soon saw Dawn wake up and then Ash said to Dawn "I love you, Dawn. I mean I romantically love you." Dawn smiled on hearing that and she said "I am happy to hear that but Misty is not reacting to our proposal, does that mean that she already knows about this?"

Ash then answered to Dawn "Yes, we both love each other and she knows that I love you and that you love so she did not react." Dawn smiled on hearing that and said "Misty, did you and Ash act on your love to each other?" and then Misty answered "No, we thought it would be better if we waited for you all to wake up." Dawn smiled and said "You are so kind as a person, Misty!" and Misty smiled on hearing that. Dawn then left the bed and then Dawn went and sat next to Ash to his left.

Ash, Misty, and Dawn waited for some time to see May get up and say "I am hungry!" and Ash smiled and said "When are you not hungry, glutton?" and then May remarked "Ash, I am just a foodie, not a glutton!" and then Ash, Misty, and Dawn laughed on hearing that from May. Ash then said "We did not eat anything from morning so we need to eat food soon. By they way, I love you!" May smiled and said "I also love you!" May saw there was no place on the sofa and the smiled. She then got up and then went to Ash and then sat on his lap. Misty then went and locked the door and then sat next to Ash on the right.

Ash then said to May "By the way, I also love Misty and Dawn." and May smiled and said "Cool, so we three can have a relationship with you. By the way, why is Misty and Dawn not jealous about how we are sitting?" and then Misty said to May "We both wanted to wait for you and Serena to wake up before showing our love to Ash but you want to show your love immediately which is still no problem to us."

May then said "Alright, I am sorry for acting on my love to Ash immediately." Misty then said "It is no problem to me." and May smiled and said "Thanks!" May then asked Dawn "Dawn, I am sorry, would you accept my apology?" and then Dawn said to May "I wanted to act on my love to Ash but waited due to Misty waiting so I was initially annoyed by your antics but since you are sorry and wan to spend some time happily, I accept your sorry and you can spend time with Ash in what way you want."

Ash, Misty, Dawn, and May were sitting, with Misty, Dawn, and May happy to be with Ash and Ash happy to have the three. Ash, Misty, May, and Dawn continued to be in their positions for some time and then Serena woke up and then she saw the three. Ash then said "Serena, I love you a lot!" and Serena smiled on hearing that and said "I also love you." Misty and Dawn then held Ash's right and left hands respectively, happy to be with Ash and Serena was sad that there was no place for her.

Ash then said "May, you can move to sit on my right thigh for Serena to sit on my left thigh." May then moved to sit on Ash's right thigh and then Serena went and sat on Ash's left thigh. The four girls spent some time like this with Ash and then Misty kissed Ash on his right cheek and said "I love you!" Dawn then kissed Ash on his left cheek and said "I also love you!"

Ash and the girls spent some time in their positions, happy to be with each other and then heard a knock. Misty then got up along with Ash and the other girls and then she opened the door to see Brock say "The food is ready, come and eat the food!"

Ash and the girls walked together and then left the room to go to the kitchen where they saw Paul, James, and Meowth who returned. Ash and the girls then sat on the chairs, and Paul said to the group "I did not find Delia, in fact, I could not find the base of Team Rocket."

Ash nodded and said "Thanks for searching. I guess we need to go to Saffron City next." Chloe's mother then placed the plates and then gave food to the group who were hungry and were eating the food rapidly with Ash, Misty, and May earting multiple servings of food.

The group then got up from the chairs and then went to the different rooms with Ash and the four girls going to the same room. Misty then locked the door and then the four girls looked at Ash with loving eyes and Ash smiled at the four girls who smiled back at Ash.

Ash then said to the four girls "I am happy to be with you four and our relationship to have become more than just friends. You four are so beautiful from outside and inside also." and Misty, May, Dawn, and Serena were blushing from hearing Ash say that to them. Misty then said "Thanks!" and May said "You are so good in complimenting us." Dawn then said said "I am happy to hear that." while Serena said "Thank You!"

Ash then went to lay on the bed and then he saw May coming to lay on his right and Serena on his left. After May and Serena lay next to Ash, Misty and Dawn lay on top of Ash to his right and left. Ash liked the sensation of having four girls lay on him and the four girls liked laying near Ash. Ash and the four girls then slept.