A/N: Hey you guys. Sorry I left you guys on such a cliffhanger! This semester has been brutal so far. but I haven't forgotten about this story and you guys! I hope you enjoy!
Disclaimer: For the umpteenth time I do not own Pokémon. All rights go to the Pokémon Company Inc.
Chapter 18: A True Test of Power
It was time to show them our strength. Both Greninja and Charizard were staring each other down. It's been a minute since they have been staring at each other. There was dead, tense silence in the air. And I was gonna break it.
"Alright Greninja use Aerial Ace!" I said as he then charged in with his foot glowing white.
"Dragon Claw to counter!" Alain said. They both met and a shockwave of power flew from both of them. People were in awe at the spectacular display of power from both sides. They sparred for a minute, each one trying to outdo one another to find an opening. And it was a stalemate and they both backed off.
"Charizard Flamethrower now!" He said.
"Greninja use Water Shuriken!" I said as he created 3 shurikens and tossed them at the incoming stream of flames. They both collided forming a smoke cloud.
"Charge in with Night Slash!" I said as he then ran into the smoke cloud very fast with the attack ready.
"Up into the air!" Alain instructed. Charizard did just that and flew to dodge the attack.
"Now use Flamethrower!" Alain said and a stream of flames headed towards Greninja and struck him. He jumped out from the flames and to my surprise came out with barely a scratch.
"What? He barely took any damage." He said baffled.
"Well he is a Water Type after all." I said. But I know that explanation didn't do anything.
"Now use Water Shuriken to get him out of the air!" I said as he then started bombarding the air with shurikens to get him to come back to the ground. I knew he was gonna dodge it, but I had a plan.
"Alright use a Water Shuriken and use it as a springboard, then use Night Slash!" I said as he did just that and launched towards Charizard with blazing speed was able to successfully hit him. Charizard, then came back down to rest slightly after the hit, but we aren't gonna give them any mercy whatsoever.
"Don't let them rest! Use Night Slash!" I said as he pulled out a blade of purple and charged at him.
"Dragon Claw now!" Alain said as Charizard's right hand grew into a massive green claw. They sparred and held it there for a second.
"Now Thunder Punch with the other arm." Alain said with a smirk. And I looked on shocked and I couldn't react at all as Charizard's left hand then lit up with crackling electricity and slammed into Greninja's stomach. I know that had to hurt. Greninja was pushed back cringing in pain.
"Greninja are you ok?" I asked.
"I've had worse. But not gonna lie it did hurt." He said in return.
"Well it was super effective. Alright let's be careful with close combat." I said. He nodded in agreement.
"Now Greninja use Double Team!" I said as Greninja made dozens of copies of himself as he runs towards Charizard.
"Mow them all down. Use Flamethrower!" Alain commanded. And Charizard used the Flamethrower in a left to right swoop. But little did he know I had a trick. Using Greninja's speed I was gonna attack from the back.
"Now up close Water Shuriken combined with Aerial Ace!" I said as he suddenly appeared behind Charizard.
"What?!" Alain said as Greninja then hit him with 3 Water Shurikens up close and then pushed him back with Aerial Ace. Charizard cringed in pain and almost fell to one knee. Greninja hopped back to my side.
"These guys really are strategic. I must show them our power." He said quietly. But of course I heard him just fine. Here we go.
"Here it comes Greninja." I said quietly.
"Yeah this will be rough." He said gritting his teeth. Alain pressed his Key Stone.
"Alright Charizard here we go! Connect with my heart as we become one! Surpass evolution! Mega Evolve!" He yelled out as Charizard then started changing form. He then fully evolved and the Mega Evolution sigil flashed in front of him. I can sense the power between them rise exponentially. I gritted my teeth together. Greninja looked back at me.
"Should we?" He asked.
"Not yet." I said. He nodded. Let's test our power without the form for a minute.
"Alright Charizard use Flamethrower!" Alain Said. Charizard unleashed a massive stream of blue flames.
"Greninja use Double Team now!" I said as Greninja made a bunch of copies of himself.
"Mow them down!" Alain said as Charizard continued using Flamethrower.
"Water Shuriken!" I said as Greninja then jumped above the flames and shot out a few shurikens at Charizard.
"Dragon Claw!" Alain said and Charizard then sliced the shurikens causing explosions.
"Now Night Slash!" I said as he then rushed into the smoke and hit Charizard in the stomach pushing it back.
"Dragon Claw again!" Alain said.
"Greninja quick dodge it!" I said, but Charizard beat him to it and hit him with the Dragon Claw. Greninja flew back cringing slightly in pain and landed in a ninja stance.
"Wow you guys are strong. But try handling this. Now Charizard use Blast Burn!" Alain said and Charizard then slammed his fist into the ground and flames started erupting from the ground That is a strong move. But we can counter this.
"Now use Water Shuriken and jump on them to jump above the flames!" I said to Greninja as he then did just that getting lots of height. And now Charizard can't move so he is now an easy target.
"Now Water Shuriken again!" I said as he then launched 4 shurikens at Charizard. And they all hit as Charizard then stumbled in pain.
"Wow Ash, that was very strategic. I am loving this battle!" Alain exclaimed smiling. Greninja then landed and then looked back at me. We both nodded at each other. It was time. My heartbeat went faster and my body temperature rose.
"Thanks! But we're not done yet! Because we're gonna get stronger. Grrr let's go Greninja!" I yelled while smiling.
"Let's get stronger!" Greninja yelled out. We both then yelled and cocked our fists back as the torrent then rose from Greninja. Then the torrent dispersed, spraying water everywhere as the giant shuriken then appeared on his back. The real battle begins now. Everyone looked on in shock and I could feel Greninja's power rise astronomically.
"Let's do this Greninja." I said calmly, but with power behind my voice and he nods. I can sense Alain knows he has to battle seriously and cautiously.
"We must battle with caution Charizard." He said quietly, but of course I heard him perfectly fine.
"Now Water Shuriken!" I yell out as he then took the shuriken off his back and threw it at Charizard.
"Now up in the air!" Alain said as Charizard then flew up fast to dodge the shuriken.
"Now use Flamethrower!" He said as Charizard shot massive blue flames towards Greninja.
"Use Night Slash to block!" I said as Greninja pulled out two daggers of purple and held them up in front of him and the flames went around him.
"Now go in with Thunder Punch!" Alain said as Charizard flew towards Greninja.
"Now Double Team!" I said as Greninja formed dozens of copies of himself.
"Use both Dragon Claw and Thunder Punch to mow them down!" Alain said and Charizard's other hang grew into an elongated green claw and started destroying the copies.
"Now Greninja Aerial Ace!" And literally Greninja fell out the sky and used the momentum to land a powerful Aerial Ace on Charizard's head.
"Now Flamethrower!" Alain said.
"What!?" I yelled out. And Charizard unleashed a stream of flames at Greninja who was still coming back down to the ground. He was engulfed in flames for a couple seconds before the flames died down. My whole body felt like it was on fire. I cringe in pain. I fell to one knee so did Greninja. He looked back at me as I was panting.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"I am. Let's keep going." I said.
"We gotta be careful. We don't want to faint, not now." He said. I nodded. Greninja has already taken a few hits before we did the transformation so a couple more and it could be over.
"Alright Greninja use Water Shuriken!" I said as he then took the shuriken off his back and tossed it towards Charizard.
"Now use Dragon Claw to destroy it!" Alain commanded. And Charizard did just that as he slashed the Dragon Claw causing an explosion.
"Now Water Shuriken again!" I said and Greninja then threw the shuriken at Charizard through the smoke and I heard a roar of pain. It hit. The smoke cleared and I became tunnel visioned. I wanted to beat Charizard. I needed to. Greninja sensed my determination.
"Now use Night Slash and Double Team!" I said as he made multiple copies of himself and rushed around with Night Slash.
"Now Blast Burn!" Alain said as Charizard then yelled and slammed his fist into the ground and flames erupted from the ground and all of copies of Greninja were eliminated and I then fell to one knee gasping for air as Greninja was hammered with the move.
"Ash no!" Serena yelled out in concern as she ran to me. She helped me up. When the dust settled Greninja was still standing in the form. He looked beat, but still had energy in him. His red fin on his head was glowing. I sensed new power rush into me. Serena held onto me and looked me in the eyes. I continued looking at Greninja with determination all over my face.
"I can do this. We can do this. GRENINJA USE WATER SHURIKEN!" I yelled as I stood up as he then took the shuriken off his back and it grew very big. Like 20 times the size of a regular shuriken big. Everyone looked on in shock including Alain. But I didn't care.
"Charizard ready up a Dragon Claw and Thunder Punch now!" He said in slight panic.
"TAKE THIS!" Greninja yelled as he then threw the massive shuriken at Charizard. Charizard tried to destroy it with the Dragon Claw/Thunder Punch combo, but to no avail as there was a blue light and then a massive explosion. There was a tense silence as the smoke cleared. Charizard looked beaten, but was still on his feet. A few moments went by with suspense in the air. And then I felt it. Greninja fainted as he reverted back to his original form. I fell on my bottom and then on my back as I look up at the sky panting and feeling very tired.
"Greninja is unable to battle so the winner is Alain!" Sycamore said.
"Ash are you ok?" Serena asked extremely worried. I looked to my right slightly to see her kneeling over me, my vision all hazy. I then slowly sit up and looked around. People were staring in shock. But one by one they began giving us a round of applause. I looked ahead at Charizard and Alain and Charizard then returned to his original form. Alain was petting him and thanking him for working hard in the battle. I slowly stood up with Serena's help. My mom and the rest of the Kalos gang came up to me along with Olympia and Mewtwo.
"Hey guys." I said weakly.
"Ashy are you ok? You're not hurt or anything?" My mom asked me with concern as she scanned my body for any injuries. I chuckled.
"Mom I'm ok. Just a little tired that's all." I said.
"Well at least the other people and I were watching. You know I wouldn't want anything happening to my baby." She said and I smiled.
"You know I'll always be safe." I said reassuringly to her and she smiled while giving me a peck on the cheek.
"Ash that was a splendid battle to watch. Your guys' power is incredible. You will only get stronger from here." Olympia said with appraisal.
"I agree with Olympia. Amazing display of power." Mewtwo said with a slight smile. I smile at everyone.
"Thanks guys. It means a lot." I said. Greninja then stands up and walks toward me. I sense tiredness, but a sense of accomplishment from him.
"Thank you Greninja. You battled hard." I said as I gave him a high five. Misty and Brock came up to me.
"Ash you truly have grown as a trainer. You're definitely a different Ash from when we traveled back then." Brock said.
"I agree. Also your Greninja is extremely powerful. I'm jealous that you have such a powerful Water Type. I want to catch a Froakie myself and raise it." Misty said excitedly. I smile and let out a small chuckle.
"Thanks guys it means a lot. And Misty I know you can do it." I said with a smile. Misty gives me a cheeky smile while blushing. Serena looked on at her with slight jealousy in her aura.
"Ash. That battle was amazing. You truly are a strong and formidable trainer." Alain said while extending his hand out.
"Yeah Alain you are a very strong trainer as well that battle was awesome and fun." I said as I then grabbed his hand and then gave him a handshake.
"We should battle again. I know next time for sure you're gonna give us a run for our money. But we won't back down." He said. I nod.
"Yes for sure Alain." I said.
"Well we should continue our training we have less than 45 minutes before we should head inside and eat dinner." Olympia said. Everyone nods as they go back to their usual places. I walk up to my Pokémon.
"Wow Ash your Greninja is like nothing I've seen before. And that's the power you were talking about." Infernape said. I nod my head. I look at Greninja as I begin to talk.
"Yeah we just unlocked this power recently, but we'll become stronger. Along with the rest of us. Now who's ready for some more training!" I said shaking off my tiredness and getting pumped up. My Pokémon yell out im agreement and we began to go into crunch time.
Mini Time Change
It's been about a half an hour as my Pokémon were training harder than ever.
"Awesome Charizard your flames are burning brighter than ever!" I said proudly. I sense Mewtwo coming from up behind me.
"Chosen One can I speak to you for a moment? Greninja you come too." It said. I nod as I tell my Pokémon to continue to do what they are doing. I follow Mewtwo as we then go far from away from everyone else near the gym.
"So what did you wanna talk about Mewtwo?" I asked curiously.
"So I know you two extended Greninja's move set knowledge from 4 to 6." It said. Greninja and I looked at each other slightly bewildered.
"How did you find out?" He asked looking back at Mewtwo.
"Greninja gives off an aura only Pokémon that have extended the amount of moves they can hold have," It said to us. That still left me shocked.
"So I would like to teach Greninja a move that could be very helpful in the future." It said to us.
"Well what is it?" I asked curiously.
"It's called Me First. It's a move where you take one of the opponents' moves and the power and/or effect of the move will be greatly increased." It said. Not gonna lie that sounds pretty overpowered, but cool nonetheless. But with this war going on we could use overpowered since we know they're not gonna back down without a fight.
"Wow that's not powerful at all. Well how do you learn it?" Greninja asks.
"Well first you start out by thinking about the opponent you're facing. You imagine doing something you normally couldn't before. Like for example using a Fire Type move like Flamethrower when you're a Water Type. You focus on being able to do what your type can't learn. Here practice on me." Mewtwo said as it then floated down to an empty battlefield.
"Sooooo all I do is imagine using a Psychic Type move and it'll happen?" Greninja asks. Mewtwo nods.
"But YOU can only learn it. Besides me of course. And Arceus. And I guess I gotta throw my genetic twin Mew in there as well. But I digress. That special power inside you that allows the transformation to happen also allows you to learn rare moves like this." Mewtwo said. That was actually very interesting. I'll have to do more research into this.
"Hmmm alright here goes." Greninja says as he focuses on Mewtwo. After a few moments nothing appeared to happen.
"Ehh I got nothing." He said slightly disappointed.
"Don't worry I wasn't expecting you to get it your first try. Just think for a second that you are neither a Water and Dark type, but a Pokémon achieving the impossible. Instead, think about your goals, passion, and/or ambition and use that as your energy. Tap into your special power." Mewtwo said. After a few moments of concentrating on Mewtwo a white aura begins to envelop Greninja. He looked around himself shocked as well as me. He continued to focus to make the aura more defined. But after a few seconds it died down.
"You're so close Greninja. Keep trying!" Mewtwo said with determination. Greninja then closed his eyes with a determined look on his face, and focused again and this time the white aura around him became more and more defined. he opened his eyes and looked at himself with even more shock.
"Go Greninja that's it! Go ahead and hit me." Mewtwo said. Greninja hesitated.
"Are you sure?" He asked Mewtwo. It nodded.
"Alright. HERE WE GOOOOOO!" Greninja said as he unleashed the aura around him which hit Mewtwo very fast. I looked on shocked as Mewtwo flew back cringing in slight pain as it then quickly regained itself.
"Wow that was powerful. And also you are such a quick learner. Don't think I've ever taught a Pokémon a move and they get it on the first 3 tries. That was my Psystrike you used right there. But there you go. You just used Me First. You can use it whenever now," Mewtwo said as it floated down to me.
"Well there you go Ash. Greninja now has 5 moves he can choose from." It said.
"Wow that move will come in handy. Thanks for teaching him Mewtwo." I said gratefully.
"You're welcome. Now for the 6th move for him to learn, I suggest a long range attack like Hydro Pump." It said. That does make sense. I think I will teach him that actually. Let's see.
"Mewtwo do you actually think this will be enough to stop the whole war?" I asked with slight concern.
"It will be more than enough Chosen One don't you worry." It said back unwavered.
"You know how this all works buddy. Evil organizations come in thinking they own the place, then we set them straight and tell them to knock it the hell off and set them straight." Pikachu said. I chuckle at him.
"Yeah you guys are right. I have nothing to worry about. Plus we have some of the most powerful Pokémon trainers in the world here." I said with a smile.
"You got that right Chosen One. I can already tell the strength between your Pokémon will grow and grow." Mewtwo with a smile.
"Yeah I can feel it too." I said as I look at my watch. It was nearly 8 and the sun was halfway below the horizon. I guess Olympia was doing the same as she then started talking.
"Can I have everyone's attention please?" She asked as everyone then stopped what they were doing and gathered around her.
"We shall go inside and eat dinner for tonight. Then tomorrow we will talk about how we can prepare supplies for the inevitable war we have on our hands. We must be prepared at all costs!" She said. Everyone nodded and muttered in agreement.
"Now we shall go inside and rest and eat. I have arranged for some of you to sleep at the Pokémon Center, and some of you to sleep here at the gym. We have many inflatable beds that are quite comfy to my surprising. After dinner is over I will tell you where you will be sleeping tonight." She continued. Hmmm. For what it's worth I kind of hope I'm in a Pokémon Center along with everyone else.
"Now that all of that was said and done, I know you guys are probably hungry and tired from the work you've put in today." She said. She motioned for everyone to tell them they are dismissed.
"You guys may go inside to sit down, eat, do whatever you need to." She said. And then nodded as they then headed back to the door back into the gym. I returned all of my Pokémon except Greninja and Pikachu and went inside. I saw a sort of a buffet style thing set up near the stage. I also saw Clemont at the table who was creating the devices to keep my Pokémon from being mind-controlled. I just realized he didn't even come outside and train at all. I decided to go and check up on him.
"Hey man. How's it going? You didn't come outside at all." I said.
"Hey Ash. Sorry I didn't I got really caught up making these things I just decided to continue. Ok the good news I was able to get everything ready for installation of the crystals," He said. I mean I can't blame him. This is a very serious thing that he's making for us.
"So with the crystals I've made tons of little rings that will attach to necklaces in which you can wear them and hide them if needed. Then I have to add the energy conversion modules so that the EMF waves will be harmless." He said.
"Wow Clemont. That sounds amazing. Science is truly amazing." I said, but with this time no dazzling eyes. Just in awe. After he finished making the last ring he put his tools down.
"Whew. I think I will pick this up tomorrow. This is pretty tiring." He said.
"I bet. Working for several hours on a project like this will sure drain you of your energy." I said. He nods as he then puts everything away.
"Plus I'm starving and that food looks amazing." He said. I chuckle, but was definitely in agreeance with him.
"Hey my Ashy." Serena said behind me as I turn around to see her along with Bonnie and Alain.
"Hey beautiful. Hey you guys. How was the rest of training?" I ask.
"Well my Charizard learned Dragon Rush which was nice. Definitely more powerful than Dragon Claw that's for sure." Alain said.
"Well that's awesome! And of course your Charizard is a real powerhouse so it will of course be a formidable move against them." I said. He smiles.
"Good word choice." He chuckles.
"I have moments." I said sheepily as I put my hand behind my head. Serena came up to me and held me. I blush slightly.
"We should get something to eat." Bonnie said pouting slightly. I chuckle slightly, but of course I was in agreeance with her.
"Well let's go." I said as I held Serena's hand and Clemont came to join us and we walked to the stage where the food was.
Mini Time Change
Alain, my mom, Serena, Clemont, Professor Sycamore, Bonnie, and I were all sitting together eating and just talking in general, enjoying a good time.
"So Ash. Have you traveled to other regions?" Professor Sycamore asked me.
"Yeah I have. A lot that's for sure. Let's seeeeee. Going in order there's Kanto, Orange Islands, Johto, Hoenn, back to Kanto for the Battle Frontier, Sinnoh, Unova, and of course here in Kalos." I said. Sycamore looked pretty surprised.
"Wow that's for sure a lot of regions. I know for a fact you're very strong and experienced." He said. I nodded.
"Over the years I have learned so much. Not just being a Pokémon trainer, but also learning and improving on being a person," I said.
"Care to explain how?" He asked.
"Sure. In my original journeys with Misty and Brock, it's safe to say when I first started out as a trainer I was super weak. I didn't know much about Pokémon, type advantages, abilities, moves, you name it. I mean hell I tried to catch a Pidgey with my jacket," I said and they all started laughing including me.
"But over time I learned to be more competent and trust my Pokémon more and trust myself even more. So after Johto when I was ready for Hoenn I was pretty confident. In Hoenn I trained more with my Pokémon and actually taught them some of their moves instead of waiting for them to randomly appear. And I was much better at battling than before. Buuuuutttt, the main problem in Hoenn was I was a little bit of an impatient douchebag. Whenever something didn't go my way and Brock, May, or Max, who were my travelling partners in Hoenn, tried to give me advice, I always shot them down and thought I was in the right. But I got over that phase thank Arceus, which led me to be an even better trainer in time for the Battle Frontier," I said.
"Yeah that makes sense, I've heard those Frontier brains are no joke so you had to be on your A game." Sycamore said.
"Yeah I was prepared. Now I would have my moments when I was still a little impatient, but I was able to pull through and beat all the Frontier Brains and was even offered a position to be one." I said. Everyone was in shock when I said that.
"Wow Ash that's quite an achievement. Not one to be reached easily either. Why didn't you want to become one?" Alain asked.
"I wanted to keep traveling. And so I did as after the Battle Frontier I packed up and headed to the Sinnoh region. Now in the Sinnoh region I was much less cocky and actually learned to strategize more along with my female companion at the time Dawn. Now she may have been a rookie trainer at the time, but she had great strategies and we learned alongside each other. I'd tell you what the strategies are, but I think I'll keep those a surprise." I said. Serena playfully rolled her eyes as she held my hand.
"Of course you would Ashy." She said playfully and blushing. I chuckled and blushed slightly.
"Yeah. But in Sinnoh I was able to place in the Top 4 of the Lily of the Valley Conference which was the Sinnoh League. And then this guy with freakin legendaries came and wiped me with just 2 of his Pokémon." I said.
"Legendaries? Is that even legal?" Clemont asked intrigued.
"Well as long as they're under your possession, then yes it is." Professor Sycamore said.
"Yeah. I was able to beat his Darkrai with my Sceptile though. But Pikachu tied in a double knockout with Latios and that was the end of the battle." I said slightly glum.
"Well that is some crazy stuff that's for sure." Clemont said. I nodded in agreement.
"Well what about when you went to Ooonova?" Bonnie asked while eating. I chuckled.
"It's U-nova. But when I went to Unova, there was a gap in time between going to Sinnoh and going to Unova, so not gonna lie I was pretty noobish. I mean I lost to a guy in the Unova League who brought 5 Pokémon to a full on battle so you know I was bad. But it helped me relearn everything up to that point and reignited my dream to become a Pokémon master. And that's when I decided to come here and honestly I gotta say, I feel like I'm my best self yet." I said proudly.
"Well you sure seem that way traveling to all those regions." Professor Sycamore said. I nod.
"Yeah. I'm gonna win the Kalos League no matter what." I said with flaring determination.
"We'll fight hard for you Ash." Pikachu said while enjoying ketchup.
"Yes indeed we will give it our all." Greninja said sitting there in his chair picking at his food.
"Thank you guys." I said gratefully. They nodded and smiled in return. Bonnie started yawning.
"Whew everything that happened today, plus that meal has got me pretty beat. Say brother why don't we go find out where we're staying." Bonnie said sleepily. He just chuckled as he takes his last bite of food and begins to clean up for the both of them.
"Will do Bonnie. I will clean up real quick." He said as he grabbed everyone's plates near us and took them to go get washed. We all thanked him.
"Say Ashy let's go see where we're staying at." She said. I nodded and we got up and said goodnight to the other gang and went to find Olympia. There was a small line of people waiting to get their room. While I was waiting I saw a familiar gym leader from Unova in front of us.
"Well well well Elesa it's been a while." I said as she turns around and gives me a delighted smile.
"Hey Ash! How are you? I can't believe it's been nearly 2 years since you've been in Unova." She said.
"I'm great thank you. I hope you've been well yourself." I said happily.
"Yeah I have. Things at the gym are running smoothly." She said with a grin still.
"That's good I'm glad. I might have to come back to Unova and try the League again. It was nice being there." I said.
"Yeah it would be nice to have another battle with you." She said.
"Of course hell yes. I am always down to battle. Oh how rude of me. This is Serena my girlfriend." Elesa then looked at Serena in the eyes.
"Hey Serena nice to meet you. You are a very beautiful young woman. I love your eyes." She said as Serena blushes slightly and gives a slight shy smile.
"Thank you. That means a lot." Serena said shyly still blushing a bit. Arceus she was so cute.
"Alright Elesa you're up." Olympia then said and Elesa began making her way to her.
"Good talking to you. See you guys on the flip flop." She said happily and walked up to Olympia. Olympia said she was staying here and she nodded as she then went into another room where there were mattresses and Olympia called us up.
"Alright. Both of you will be at the Pokémon Center on the first floor near the lobby. The reason being is so if something happens and we need you Ash you'll be right near the door." Olympia said as she gives us both the keycard.
"Alright sounds good. Thank you Olympia." I said.
"You're welcome. Hope you guys get some rest. long day ahead of us tomorrow." She said. Both Serena and I nodded. Tomorrow and there would only be 3 or so days left until the war. Serena and I grabbed our stuff and went over to the Pokémon center and went into our room. I turned on the lights as I walked in. Serena went into the bathroom to go change. It smelled clean and the beds were all neatly made. I set my stuff down on the bed closest to the door. I read the clock. It was a little after 9:30 so I decided to dress into my pajamas and get ready for bed. After a few minutes Serena came out.
"Heyyy Ashy. Would you maybe wanna sleep in the same bed?" Serena asks as she comes out of the bathroom. I was stunned and was speechless. Her hair was wet, yet shining brightly. And she was wearing her normal nightwear. Pikachu was nudging me with a smirk on his face as he saw my reaction. I paid no attention. I smiled at Serena.
"Of course my dear. Well at least Greninja and Pikachu would be able to get a bed." I said chuckling while looking at him already on the bed relaxing.
"Good choice." He said while Pikachu was lying on his back.
"Looks like you're having fun." I said to him.
"You know it buddy. Gotta have some fun and relaxing time some time." He said while stretching. I laugh a little. I looked at the time again. It was gonna be 10 soon. We're gonna have to get some sleep now and be up early for training.
"Well we should all head to bed." I said. Everyone agreed. Serena got in the bed with me and everyone got comfortable.
"Well goodnight everyone. See you guys in the morning." I said.
"Goodnight Ash." Everyone said except Serena. I sense she was up to something. We turned off the lights, but Serena kept the lamp on on our side on. I looked at her and pretended to be confused.
"What's up Serena?" I ask. She looked into my eyes and I saw and sensed affection in hers. She then came in and kissed me on the lips. I was surprised, but I went with it. We kissed passionately for a few seconds before we pulled away. Wow this was our first kiss. And I gotta say, it was really nice.
"Goodnight my Ashy." She said while blushing and smiling. She then turned off the lights. And we held each other as we were gonna go to sleep.
"Goodnight Serena." I said smiling. I thought about tomorrow. Tomorrow we would train even harder to get stronger. Having Serena here gives me a massive motivation to become better for everyone. And I was gonna do just that. We then both fall asleep in each others' arms.
