After he defeated Flannery, Ash went to the Pokémon Center, where he left Flannery's Blaziken, to the care of the Nurse Joy.
Ash had to explain what happened, though he was a little embarrassed, but the nurse was very understanding. She did give him a slight glare, and told him not to do that again. Ash promised he won't.
Nurse Joy said that she will send a message to Flannery, telling her what happened, after she run away to get dressed, so that she won't be worried about her Blaziken, once she returns to the gym and sees its gone.
Ash knew that Flannery is going to come running to the Pokémon Center. She would be too worried about her Blaziken, not to. As such, he set in the Pokémon Center lobby, and waited for her to show up.
15 minutes later, there she was, dressed in new cloths, thought they looked just like her old ones. Ash wondered if she changed her panties, or if she was still wearing that tiny red thong. Just the thought of Flannery, only in her thong, made Ash groan, and shift in his seat, as he felt the tightening in his pants.
Flannery first went to the Nurse Joy, and asked about her Blaziken. Once she was told that Blaziken was resting, and was going to be fine, she sighed in relief, and then looked around the lobby. It didn't take her long to spot Ash, seating on one of the sofas, so she went to talk to him. She was still wearing a blush on her cheeks, as she remembered how Ash saw her in nothing but her red thong. She has never been that embarrassed, as she was at that point, and would like to avoid Ash, but she had to thank him for taking her Blaziken to the Pokémon Center, and to ask him about their match.
They talked for a while, and Ash told Flannery that he was pleased with her battling, and that her Blaziken is very strong. Flannery said that Blaziken has evolved from Torchic, which was her first Pokémon, which she got when she was ten-years-old. She has trained with her Blaziken longer than any of her other Pokémon, and its her strongest Pokémon. She also said that because it was so strong, she doesn't use it that much lately, as it was unsuited for the gym battles, and outside of the gym battles, she has rarely battled, ever since she stopped traveling, about a year ago.
Ash said that his Typhlosion is Elite Four Level Pokémon, and that her Blaziken, is close, but not there yet. When asked about it, Ash said that the attack his Typhlosion used at the end of the battle, was the Sacred Fire. He explained how he got a gift from Ho-Oh and Lugia, when he was in the Johto Region, and how because of that gift, all of his Flying Type Pokémon can learn to use Aeroblast, while all of his Fire Type Pokémon, can learn Sacred Fire.
Flannery was floored by the revelation. She couldn't believe that Ash has met two Legendary Pokémon, like Ho-Oh and Lugia, who are pretty much Johto's counterparts of Groudon and Kyogre. She was even more surprised by the fact that, not only Ash has met them, but they blessed him with their powers, so now Ash's flying and fire type Pokémon, have major boost to them, being able to use Aeroblast and Sacred Fire. With those two moves, and as powerful as they already are, being trained by Ash, it means that they are pretty much invincible.
Ash then told her that he has watched her battle against Serena, much to Flannery's surprise. He said that in that battle, and also against him, she has made the same mistake, and it has cost her the battle, because of that. The mistake is that she has used, Overheat, much earlier than she was supposed to. The thing about Overheat is that ever next use, is weaker than the previous one, so when she uses it, it's supposed to be when her opponent is heavily beaten, and barely left standing. An opponent who can withstand Overheat, or dodge it, is the opponent you do not use that move on.
Flannery realized that Ash is right, and that Overheat is a move she has used against both Serena and Ash, and in both cases, she hasn't been able to do much, and has lost in the end. She promised herself to make sure to be careful, when she uses Overheat from now on.
Flannery was curious about Ash watching the battle against Serena, and why he didn't approach her right away, if he wanted to have a battle.
Ash said that Serena is actually his girlfriend, and that the two of them, and May, are traveling together. He admitted that they had an argument, yesterday morning, though he didn't say why they had it. As such, he wanted to watch her battle, but didn't want to show his face around her.
Flannery was disappointed that Ash has a girlfriend, though she tried not to show it. She then admitted that she saw something was wrong with Serena, when she first saw her. It was the expression on Serena's face, which drew Flannery's attention, and told her something was not right. Now, she knew what the problem was.
By the time Flannery's Blaziken has been healed, Ash and Flannery have already finished speaking, so after she picked up her Pokémon from Nurse Joy, Flannery looked at Ash, and suddenly kissed him on the lips.
It was a short kiss, and nothing special, but Ash was surprised by it. Flannery pulled back from the kiss, turned around, and left, though as she was leaving, she said that it's a shame that Ash has a girlfriend, because she was more than willing to have some fun with him.
Ash almost caved-in, at those words, and sent it all to hell, but was able to stop himself. He didn't want more problems with Serena and his other girls, so as much as it pained him, he had to let Flannery go, without doing anything with her.
Oh well, at least he got a kiss.
XXX
That night, Serena, May and Caroline came together to the Pokémon Center. They found Ash in the cafeteria, and decided to go and speak with him, so they can finally decide on what to do, and if Serena and May are going to continue to travel with Ash.
Ash was surprised that Caroline is with Serena and May, as he thought that the two girls were angry at the older women. During the conversation, he found out that they are still angry, but the talk has to happen, so they would all know what to do from now on.
Ash thought that sometime during the conversation, Caroline is going to tell about what happen last night, and what Ash did to her and Jane, but surprisingly, Caroline never brought it up. Ash also wondered what happened with Jane, as he hasn't seen her since that morning, and has no idea how it all ended, and if Caroline and Jane were actually found by someone in his old hospital room, or if they left on their own, and without being discovered.
Ash won't find out until much later, on what happened that morning in that hospital room.
As for the conversation, Serena was still mad at Ash and Caroline, but she knew that she wouldn't be able to travel without Ash, or really go anywhere without him, even to her home, so, in the end, she decided to continue to travel with him.
Since Serena has decided to stay, May also decided to stay as well. She doesn't think that traveling alone would be good for her, and it would be even worse to go back home, now that he parents are divorced, especially since she would have to spend a lot of time either with her father, who cheated on her mother, or with her mother, who fucked with her friend... and another woman. May realized then and there, that her parents are really weird, and prays that no one finds out what her mother has done with Ash.
Caroline has decided to stay for a little while in Lavaridge Town, as she loved the place, and admitted that she has enjoyed there more than anywhere else in the world. She particularly looked at Ash, as she said that she enjoyed it, much to Ash's shock at being so casual about it. Serena and May were very annoyed at Caroline, as they noticed her eyes at Ash, when she said she enjoyed it. The two girls had half a mind to bitch-slap the older woman, all the way back to Petalburg City.
In the end, nothing happened, as they were in the public place, and May didn't want to bitch-slap her own mother, no matter how much she was annoyed by her. Serena on the other hand, just didn't have it in her to do it. Besides, she was sure that May would get angry at her, if she hit her mother, regardless of what that same mother has done.
At the end of the conversation, Ash said that he actually went earlier today to the Lavaridge Gym, and had a battle against Flannery. He explained what happened, and how the battle went. He made the smart decision, though, and omitted the fact that Flannery has had her clothes melted down, because of the attack he used. He also decided not to mention that he went from the gym back to the Pokémon Center, half naked, as his shirt has melted as well. He didn't think that Serena would be able to handle all of that, especially since he has seen Flannery in nothing but a thong, while the woman and girls of all ages, were giving him hungry looks while he was walking from the gym, to the Pokémon Center.
Since both Ash and Serena have won their badges in the Lavaridge Town, they were finally able to leave the place, where they stayed longer than they planned, or wanted.
After the conversation, Caroline went back to her hotel room, saying she will come back to the Pokémon Center in the morning, to see them all off. As for Serena, May and Ash, they left all of their Pokémon to Nurse Joy, for the night, so that they will all be ready for their traveling in the morning. After that, they went to their room, where they will sleep for the night, and have as much rest as possible, because in the morning, their journey through the Hoenn Region, restarts.
XXX
In a small apartment, in a relatively nice looking building, a telephone was ringing. A person approached it, and answered it. "Hallo." It was a female voice, though her face wasn't seen, as the whole place was covered in darkness.
"Hallo, #9," the voice from the other side of the phone, said. It was also a female voice. "It's nice to hear you. We haven't spoken in a while."
"I've been busy." A person now known as #9, answered.
"Well, whatever you've been doing, will have to be postponed," the caller said, getting the complete attention from #9. "I have a mission for you."
"I'm listening." #9 said.
"Pack your stuff," the caller spoke again. "You are moving to another region."
The gang has arrived back in Mauvile City, several days after they left the Lavaridge Town.
Originally, they were planning to head to Fortree City, but a day after they left Lavaridge Town, Ash got a call on his Pokedex. It was from Max, who said that he wants to start to travel again, as he has had enough time to get better. He said that he still suffers nightmares every few days, but the psychiatrists said that that is something which will follow him for a while, as he has witnessed something so terrible, as a kid. Eventually though, he will probably learn to get over it, and while he will never forget it, he will learn to live with it, without his sleep suffering because of it.
The thing is, though, Max can't get by himself from the Petalburg City to the Mauvile City, and Norman simply doesn't have the time to take him there. With Caroline still in the Lavaridge Town, that meant that Ash, Serena and May, have to go to the Petalburg City, pick-up Max, and then go back to Mauvile, before they continue to go to the Fortree City. It means that the three will have to waste several days of their journey to do this, but in the end, Max is May's brother, while Serena and Ash consider him a friend, or even a little brother.
The days after the Lavaridge Town, and until they got to the Mauvile City, were hard for Ash, Serena and May. It's not that the road was hard, they've already passed it once, so there was nothing unknown about it. No one has caused them any sort of trouble, so that was not a problem either. The problem is that, Serena and May, while they traveled with Ash, slept close, and ate together; the two girls, didn't really speak much with Ash.
Ash knew that it will be a while before the two girls forgive him, especially Serena, so he has decided to leave them alone for now, and not try to speak to them, as he thought that they need space and time, to think on everything and came to a decision, on what's best for them. He also hopes that one day, they will forgive him.
Ash thought that Serena will call his other girls, and tell them on what happened with Caroline and Jane. He was right. She did call them, and told them everything. Then, Ash got a call from all of his other girlfriends, and got an earful from every single one of them, before he was threatened with a beating when they see him, along with neutering if this ever happens again.
Of course, Ash tried to defend himself and say how it was not his fault. To a certain degree, his other girls understood what he was saying, and knew that it was not entirely his fault. Still, he did cheat on them, and from what Serena told them, about his theory that sex might be able to keep him calm, they were sure that Ash was planning to go and fuck some more woman, if a chance presents itself to him. The threatening of the neutering, was so that he won't be tempted to cheat on them again, as they were sure that he wouldn't want to be turned into a woman… or at least a ball-less and dick-less male.
Among his girls, the angriest one was Misty. It was just as Ash thought. She has the biggest temper, and he was sure that she will snap. The only thing he thought she would do, but she didn't, is come to Hoenn Region, and kill him.
Another thing that Ash was sure will happen, and it did happen, is that while Whitney and Leaf were angry at him for what he has done, you could also hear amusement in their tone of voice. Ash knew that since Leaf is bisexual, she will find what Ash has done, hot. As for Whitney, she is bisexual, just like Leaf, and just like Leaf, she thinks that Ash fucking two older woman, is seriously hot, and they wish they were there to see that, and to participate, if possible.
Of course, none of them said this to Ash, but he knew them well enough, to realize what they were thinking, even while speaking on the phone.
Zinnia didn't say anything, except that fact that, the next time they see each other, she will be making sure that she gets the same treatment from Ash, as the one he gave to Caroline and Jane. Ash literally felt his dick twitch in his pants, at the thought of doing to Zinnia, the same thing he did to Caroline and Jane. Just the thought of fucking Zinnia's butthole, made Ash want to run a sprint all the way from Mauvile City, to the Meteor Falls, and take her then and there.
Unfortunately, the Meteor Falls were way out of the road Ash, Serena and May are taking, and it would take a while to go there, and then back to their main road. As such, Ash had to put a stop on his dreams of breaking-in into Zinnia's butthole, and to focus on other stuff.
Diantha and Cynthia have been angry, and they have threatened Ash, but they have also said the same thing Zinnia did. The next time they see him, they will be having sex until none of them could walk anymore. Diantha particularly said that she will show him that she will be able to satisfy all of his needs, and he doesn't need some old hags… not that Caroline and Jane were old… or hags… or anything similar, but Ash saw where Diantha was coming from with the insult.
Anyway, while they were in Mauvile, Ash, Serena and May saw that the majority of the people have already been moved to the other parts of the Hoenn Region, while some parts of the old Mauvile, has been destroyed. The people who were moved, will all be coming back eventually, when the new Mauvile Tower is fully built and equipped with everything it will need to be able to house and employ over a million people, which were living in Mauvile City, before the remodeling started.
The three young trainers, haven't been able to see Red and Riley, as they weren't there. They did meet Urahara for a little while, and from him they learned that both Red and Riley, had business to do on some other places, but they will be back in Mauvile, in a couple of weeks, which means that even when the gang gets back from Petalburg City, to pass through Mauvile, on the way to the Fortree City, Red and Riley will most likely, not be there.
With nothing else left to do in the razed Mauvile City; Ash, Serena and May, left on their way to Petalburg City, so they can pick Max up.
XXX
May, Serena and Ash, have been on the way to Petalburg City, for several days now, and a few interesting things have happened in the meantime.
First is that while they were in the forest, they helped a Swablu, which was injured during the thunderstorm, and was separated from its flock. May has taken an interest in the Swablu, and did all she could to help it. Of course, she wasn't a Pokémon Doctor, or a Pokémon Breeder, so she couldn't help it much, but Ash did have some knowledge about taking care of sick and injured Pokémon, so he was able to help her. Ash would tell her what to do, and May would do it. After three days, they were able to heal Swablu.
But then a problem rose, Swablu was too afraid to fly, after what happened to it. As such, the gang ended up staying even longer, to help the little Pokémon, get over its fear of flying, and fly back to its flock.
In the end, after five days being wasted in healing and helping Swablu, they got nothing, as Swablu has ended up leaving with its friends. May was very close to catching it, but then the flock of Swablu and Altaria showed up, and May decided to let Swablu go.
So, she didn't get the Pokémon in the end, but she did get the satisfaction of helping it heal, both physical and mental injuries. On top of that, she was able to spend some time around Ash, as he was teaching her how to deal with injured Pokémon.
Ever since she and Serena caught him having sex with Caroline and Jane, the two girls were distant from Ash, even though they were still traveling together, but these few days, have helped Ash and May, reconnect a little, and May realized that even though Ash has done something he shouldn't have, he was a really nice guy, and its nice to have him around.
May didn't say that, though, as Serena was still there, and unlike May, she didn't get to spend much time with Ash, these last few days. So, she was still mad at him, and will be mad for quite some time.
XXX
The next few days, the situation between May and Ash was better. At least they talked with each other. As for Serena, she still didn't talk with Ash, but did with May.
The two girls, used every chance they got, to train their Pokémon, and to have some mock battles, so that their Pokémon can get battle experience. Ash helped them from time-to-time, and had a few battles against May. Serena didn't want to have battles against him though, and stayed on the side, every time Ash and May trained together.
Few times they ran into other trainers, who were also on their journeys, and had some battles against them, in order to try something new. Always battling against the same Pokémon, is not good, and it's good to bring in some diversity.
It was during a battle with one of those trainers - a guy named Guy, who had a Loudred, which evolved into an Exploud during the battle - that May's Skitty, managed to learn, Blizzard, though it still took her few more days after, to perfect it. May was very pleased with her cat-Pokémon success, and with how much it was improving. She is sure that Skitty is getting close to being strong enough to evolve, but May will not force her Pokémon to evolve. If it happens, it happens, and it happens, when happens. Besides, she needs Moon Stone for Skitty to evolve, which is something she currently doesn't have.
Two more days later, and the gang of three, have arrived in the North Petalburg.
XXX
In an unknown location, three man were seating in the darkness of the room, and were making plans. Those man were Julian, along with his two sons, Martin, the older son, and David, the blonde haired, younger son.
As the Queen has promised to Julian, she was able to pull his sons out of jail, and get them free, so they can join him in his quest to find a way to deal with Ash Ketchum, and have their revenge for what he and his companions have done to them.
Among the three, the one who wishes to have revenge the most, is Martin, as he is the one who was terribly burned by Serena's Delphox, and now majority of his body, and face, was covered in burn scars, which will stay there, until the end of his life. He was feeling particularly vindictive for that, and wants to make Serena suffer.
The younger son, David, was beaten by Ash, but he wasn't injured, and nothing serious happened to him… unless you count the fact that he was arrested and thrown in jail. For that alone, he also wishes to have revenge on Ash, but he will be satisfied with anyone, really, unlike Martin, who only wants Serena.
Julian, wants revenge on Ash. Not necessarily because he defeated him, and broke his leg, or because he almost killed him. He wants revenge because Ash embarrassed him in front of the Queen, who nearly killed him herself. The only reason she didn't kill him, was because he asked to be spared, and have another try at Ash's life. As such, if Julian wants to live and have any kind of future, that doesn't involve him being buried alive by the Queen, he will have to do whatever it takes to take out Ash Ketchum and those involved with him.
Julian is smart, though. He knows that Ash is too much for him, and his idiotic sons, and if they go after him, they will be swiftly killed at best, or killed slowly and painfully, at worst. As such, Julian has come up with different plan.
"Is everything ready?" Julian asked, while looking at the desk in front of them, where there is a phone, with an opened line, and it seems that Julian was talking to someone.
"It is on our part," said the voice from the other side. It was a male voice. "We are ready to start our mission. What about on your end?"
Julian smirked. "Oh, we've already done our part of the job," he said. "The new #9 has been sent by the Queen to do her part of the job. That one will take a while, but I'm sure it will go without a problem. Your side is the only one left."
"As I said," the voice spoke on the phone. "We are ready, and are just about to proceed."
"Good." Julian said, with a satisfied look on his face.
"Remember, though," Martin spoke, with a dark look on his face. "She is to be captured and brought to us… alive. Is that understood?"
"Yes," the voice spoke, with a little annoyance in his voice. "She will be alive… though I can't say in what condition she will be. We might decide to have some fun a little, before we hand her over to you."
"I don't care," Martin said. "As long as she is alive, and in relatively good condition, I don't care what you do to her."
"Good," the voice said. Now it sounded satisfied. "We should be at your location in about a week. It will take us that long to come to your location, all the way from where we are."
"It's no problem," Julian said. "We will have fun watching the results of what we've done just this morning. It's a shame though. We only got one third of what we wanted. The other two weren't there, and we only got one."
"Yeah, knowing you, I bet it will be fun." The voice from the other side scowled at Julian and his sons. Knowing Julian and his sons, he is sure that what they've done, is quite brutal, and he doesn't like it. Then again, he isn't a saint, and some of the stuff he has done, are quite bad, though his job's don't involve nearly the same amount of blood, as the one Julian has pulled. He is more of a specialist in prolonging the psychological pain, and not a physical one. Psychological pain lasts much longer than physical, and in some cases is quite fun. Not to mention that usually there isn't any blood at all. He doesn't like blood. To him, you only spill blood, if it's absolutely necessary.
"Anyway," Julian spoke again, after he heard the annoyance in the voice of the person he was speaking to. He wasn't surprised though. He knew what he has done was very brutal and bloody, and the other man was not fond of that stuff. Then again, they are different people, who specialize in different fields. Julian specializes in capturing people and Pokémon, along with occasional, bloody murder. As for the other man… well, he does other stuff. "Once you've done your job, and #9 eventually does hers, we will be one step closer to be able to have my revenge on that brat."
"Remember one thing, Julian," the man on the phone spoke, with an edge in his voice. "Once this job is done, my debt to you is paid. If I see, or hear you one more time before I die, it will be one time to many, and you won't like the consequences. Am I clear?"
"Yes, you are very clear." Julian said, not bothered by the threat, though still weary of the man.
After that, the phone line ended, and you could only hear the pipping sounds coming from the phone.
Martin looked at his father, and said. "He doesn't seem happy with the job."
"Oh, he doesn't mind what I want him to do," Julian shock his head. "He doesn't like what we've done."
"Why does he care?" David asked.
"He doesn't," Julian replied, to his less smart son. "He just doesn't like blood."
"So..." Martin spoke, while wearing a cruel smirk on his face. "Are we going to go and watch the show?"
Julian and David also smirked cruelly.