Chapter 6: A Call with Fate

"Ash, wake up! It's almost noon!" Bonnie shook Ash until he woke up. "You've been sleeping on the couch since last night and we need it!" Bonnie said, annoyed. "Did I already tell you it's almost noon?"

"What? Noon?!" Ash said, getting up quickly.

"Is it a habit of your's to always sleep in?" Bonnie continued. "I already know it's something else instead of your habit. Serena's still asleep in her room, and if you and her were the only ones who have been sleeping away the day. I know what that can mean." She giggled, wagging her finger.

"What?" Ash said, completely oblivious.

"Really, Ash?" Bonnie rolled her eyes. "Clemont's almost done with lunch, so you should get a seat at the table while you still can."

As Ash quickly ran to the table, Bonnie slowly walked to Serena's room. "Now to wake this one." She sighed.

Serena was just getting up when Bonnie knocked loudly on her door.

"Good morning, Ash!" Serena shouted out the door. "The door should be unlocked."

"Serena, it's me." Bonnie told her as she came in.

"Oh, ok." Serena sighed. "Where is Ash then?"

"In the kitchen, you do realize you slept in until noon right?" Bonnie said, trying not to giggle.

"Noon?! I guess I didn't set my alarm." Serena said, trying to act normal.

"I already know that you and Ash were up to something." Bonnie sighed. "Can you please just tell me what? I'm dying to know."

"Oh you know, stuff." Serena said, before changing the subject. "Do you have any sweaters here, it's freezing!"

"Don't change the subject!" Bonnie told her, now sitting down on Serena's bed. "If you're too embarrassed to confess that you went out with Ash, it's fine."

"I'm not embarrassed, its just that-" Serena said, trying not to get embarrassed at that moment.

"Don't worry! It's great that you went out, i'm just curious to know what you did that made you sleep until noon." Bonnie said, trying to reassure Serena. "What time then did you go to sleep?"

"One or two." Serena mumbled, but Bonnie was still able to hear her.

"What?!" Bonnie exclaimed. "No wonder you were that sleepy."

"Is there any lunch ready?" Serena asked.

"Don't worry, now that you had your beauty rest you can eat." Bonnie said, heading out. "Make sure to come down quickly!"


"There you are!" Clemont smiled, "the food is ready so you should get a seat." He said cheerfully before Starla hugged him.

"Serena! Can you believe it's lunchtime already?" Ash said, serving himself a huge plateful.

"I know! It's already 12:30 and I've been starving!" Serena said, also getting about the same amount.

A few minutes later, Starla handed Ash's phone, which was ringing.

"Its from someone named Goh." Starla informed him, "are you going to do facetime? I bet we should all say hello to your galarian friends."

"Alright!" Ash said, before they all headed toward the couch to sit down.

"Hello?" The voice on the phone said to them. "Wait lemme turn on my camera."

After a few buttons and loading. Goh and Chloe appeared on the screen.

"Hi Ash!" Chloe said happily. "We wanted to tell you about a little surprise we have!"

"We have a surprise for you also." Ash said, just as happily. "You say your surprise first."

"I bet you will never guess. Do you want to tell him?" Goh said, just as happily, before turning to Chloe.

"Maybe we should both tell him." Chloe answered back to him, smiling.

"Both tell what?!" Bonnie said, getting impatient. "Any one of you just say it!"

"Ok..." They started slowly. "We are-"

Bonnie started to get it, and turned to look at Ash to see what his expression would be.

"Dating." They finished quickly, before giggling. It sounded nice when they talked at the same time.

"Wha- What?!" Ash and Serena exclaimed, before turning to each other wide-eyed.

"So... what's... your... surprise?" Chloe managed to ask, while laughing.

"You won't believe it." Ash said, before Serena leaned toward him.

"Considering what yours is." Serena finished for him.

"Can I say it? Can I say it?" Bonnie said, extra excited.

"Alright, Bonnie." Serena chuckled.

Bonnie took a deep breath, and then started to happily tell them. "Ash and Serena are dating too!"

Goh and Chloe had the same expression. "Really?! Thats amazing!" Chloe said happily.

"We will be coming on the next flight to Kalos!" Goh said, "we are also very excited for the pokémon showcase."

"When is that again?" Serena asked them. "I need to wrap up on the performance."

"This weekend." Chloe promptly told her.

"This weekend?! I need to hurry!" Serena exclaimed.

"Don't worry, you're the Kalos Queen!" Bonnie said cheerfully. "I'm sure you can come up with something."

"We are going to pack our bags now, see you soon!" Goh and Chloe said happily.

"Bye!" Everyone else waved, before hanging up.


Meanwhile, somewhere in Galar...

"This is it Silvally, we will finally figure out who stole Celebi." Gladion said to his pokémon, holding a torch.

Silvally nodded, looking around the room they were in.

"My oh my, what a good investigator you are Gladion. Too bad for you indeed." Someone chuckled, as the torch, which was the only light, turned off. Strangely, it sounded like like him.

"Its pitch black in here, how am I going to see now?" Gladion thought to himself. "Just who are you, and do you know where Celebi is?!" He shouted into the darkness.

"Someone like you shouldn't have gotten yourself into this... It's too late now though." The voice repiled calmly, making Gladion look around the room to see where it was coming from.

Silvally also couldn't see a thing, and just stood still. Hoping Gladion was right there.

"Perhaps it wouldn't be a complete loss for you if you have a pokémon battle?" The voice suggested. "Then we will discuss the matter later."

"If it's a fight you want, then you will surely get one!" Gladion shouted back, patting Silvally.

"Then the battle shall begin... NOW!" The voice smirked. "But it won't work against me!"

"Silvally! Use Multi-Attack!" Gladion said, hoping he was aiming at the right direction.

Gladion then heard his voice echo throughout the room, before he saw Silvally being hitting a strange purplish-black looking thing. But it seemed like Silvally's attack did no damage.

"Silvally! Use Multi-Attack!" The echo sounded one last time. Before the thing hit Gladion's Silvally with the same move it used.

"A pathetic little fool, trying to save a doomed universe. Don't make me laugh." The voice taunted him.

Gladion tried to ignore him, and continued his next attack. "Use Crush Claw!"

The same thing kept happening over and over again: Gladion used an attack, that did nothing. Then his opponent did the same attack, but doing critical damage.

"I told you. It won't work now, and it never will." The voice continued to taunt.

"You assume too much." Gladion said into the darkness. "Silvally! Use Breakneck Blitz!"

"A Z-Move, how pitiful." The voice said, before the same routine repeated itself.

Gladion then felt like his energy drained, and he collapsed onto the floor. His pokémon had already fainted too.

"Good. Now to take him to master." The voice finished, before picking him up and bring him into a vehicle. "Master will be pleased to have this slave indeed." He thought to himself.


Chapter 6 is done! Thank you all for reading up to here.

About the news for chapter 7, it might include some pokévision and preparations for the Pokemon Showcase. Which will come out in about a week.

Thank you all again for reading it, please make sure to leave comments.