Liko and Ash reached a nearby Pokemon Center. Liko and Ash were tasked to get potions from the Pokemon Center so those two walked together, accompanied by their first Pokemon. On the other hand, Liko was shown her face is really red.

'I can't believe it's just me and Ash only here!'

Flashback:

"Liko, here's the order receipt for the potion I ordered at the nearby Pokemon center." Molly handed the receipt of her order, "Just hand them this, okay?"

"Okay." Liko nodded.

"Hey Ash, can you accompany Liko to the nearby Pokemon center? I want to check on the health of the Pokemon inside the ship."

"I got no problem! Let's go Pikachu!"

"Pika!"

After Pikachu comfortably sat on Ash's shoulder, he ran up to Liko and out of nowhere grabbed Liko's hand and dragged her with Sprigatito following from behind.

"A-Ash?!"

"We'll be going!" Ash told Molly.

"Be careful on the way!" Molly waved her hand while telling Ash and Liko what she said.

On the wing deck, everyone's chilling on the floor except for Greninja, who's watching Ash, Liko, Sprigatito, and Pikachu decides to tell the others "Guys, I'm going to follow Ash and Liko from the distance."

Scorbunny then guessed, "Are you going to see if Ash and Liko gonna have some time to be romantic together?"

"Part of it, although not to the point they started dating." Greninja crossed his arms, "My danger senses that I both trained and used are tingling, something's gonna happen when they're coming back."

"I might be all about pride, but even I admitted that I wish I had that kind of sense inside." Ash's Charizard admitted.

"Do what you need to do Greninja, you better protect them!"

"No need to tell me twice nature bunny!" Greninja jumped off of the wing deck and landed safely before he followed Ash and Liko.

"Okay I haven't asked this before, but I wanna know why are you guys so desperate to make Ash date Liko?" It was Cap, who asked this.

Ash's Charizard turned to Cap and said, "We have a list for the reason itself, want to read them?"

"No thanks, I rather don't wanna know instead." Cap Sweatdropped.

End Of flashback:

Ash and Liko went inside the Pokemon Center, with both of their starters walking on their side.

"Welcome to the Pokemon Center."

"Um.. I'm here to pick up an order..." Liko gave the order receipt to Nurse Joy.

After Nurse Joy read the receipt, she replied, "Certainly. I'll check on your order. Feel free to have a seat."

After that, Liko and Ash took a seat with Pikachu on Ash's shoulder and Sprigatito being hugged by Liko.

"Ash, I'm curious, how did you and Greninja meet for the first time?" Liko ask.

"Ahh, it was back in Kalos. Me and Pikachu are having a fun battle with Clemont, the Lumiose gym leader. He used to be my traveling companion in Kalos."

"Really?! That's amazing, Ash."

"In the middle of the battle, we got interrupted by the Team Rocket trio. Team Rocket trio is the group that tries to steal my Pikachu. In every region I go, those three always try to steal my Pikachu." Ash continued.

"They did?! Wait, are they... still trying to steal Pikachu from you?"

Ash nodded, "I haven't seen them for a long time actually, it kinda worries me that out of nowhere they will show up again although it's nice if they stopped chasing me and my Pikachu."

"Anyway, I ordered Pikachu to use Electro ball while Clemont ordered Bunnelby to use mud shot. Wobuffet is able to dodge the mud shot and use mirror coat to bring back Pikachu's electro ball back to Pikachu. As the Electro ball gonna hit Pikachu, Froakie suddenly shielded Pikachu from being damaged with his body."

"Wait, wouldn't Froakie get badly injured because he's a water type?!"

"He got badly injured from the electro ball, but Froakie won't stand down at that time and wants to fight the Team Rocket trio. Since Greninja was a Froakie back then, he throws his frubbles, the white thing that's around Froakie's neck that can bypass Wobuffet's Mirror coat that immobilizes the team rocket trio as well. After that, Clemont and I were able to beat the Team Rocket trio. Since Froakie got injured so bad, we had to bring him to the nearby Pokemon Center afterward."

"Umm... How did Greninja join your team?" It was one of the questions that was important for Liko.

"Well-"

Ash's Rotom phone suddenly rang, so he picked it up and it was in a video call, "Hello?"

"Alola, Ash!" On the screen, it shows Professor Kukui and Professor Burnett.

"Professor Kukui! Professor Brunett! Alola too!" Ash Responded happily.

"How are you doing? Got pressured after you become the new world Monarch?" Kukui asked.

"I'm doing great actually. Professor Burnett, how's Leo?"

"He's over here, dear."

Professor Brunett picked up Leo and carried him with both hands.

"Ash! Ash!"

"Leo is looking great as usual! It's nice to see you three again!"

"It's nice to see you again Ash." Kukui happily said that.

"Pika-Pika!"

"Pikachu always looking energetic as usual! I'm glad you're doing great

"Anyway, Ash.." Professor Burnett looked to the right directly at Liko, "Are you gonna introduce your new friend to us?"

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot!" Ash proceeded to introduce Liko, "Professor Kukui, Professor Brunett, this is my new friend Liko. Liko, this is Professor Brunett and Professor Kukui, and that's their son Leo. They are my family at Alola."

"F-Family?! But I thought your family is in Kanto, with Miss Delia as your mother."

"Ash is like a family to us." Kukui explained, "When he goes to my school at Melemele Island on Alola, we become close like a family!"

"I see..." Liko looked at the alola family and introduced herself, "Umm... I'm Liko, Ash new friend.. nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you too dear." Professor Brunett replied, "Please take care of Ash for me and Kukui, okay?"

"I-I will!" Liko replied as her face reddened.

Burnett saw this and knew what's going on, 'Ahh I see what's going on here, Ash being dense for not noticing Liko's in love with Ash.'

"Oh yeah Ash, do you still have a room for your team?"

"Actually I have 2 slots left for my party, is there something you need?"

"We want you to bring Rotom Dex with you." Professor Burnett answered.

"Rotom Dex?"

"Rotom Dex feels like he wants to be able to go adventure with you after working at the Aether Foundation for a long time." Kukui explained, "Two days ago he feel down because he missed going on an adventure with you Ash, so all of us think that you should bring him with you, so can you do that?"

"Hmmm... why not? I'm happy to bring him with me."

"Then it's settled! I'm gonna send him to you when you're at the Pokemon center!"

"We're at the Pokemon Center actually."

"Now that really helps out!"

Professor Kukui proceeded to send Rotom Dex by sending him from the Transfer Pokeball machine.

"I'll take care of Rotom-Dex so don't worry about it!"

"We know you will, alright I'm going back to work now, see you later Ash!"

"See you later, Professor! Say hi to everyone for me!"

"I will tell them that you're doing good." Kukui replied back.

"Oh before I forget, Liko?"

"Yes, Professor Burnett?"

Professor Burnet tells Liko with a grin, "Good luck with Ash, okay?"

Liko's face instantly became red as a tomato, "Y-Y-Y-Y-Yes."

"Huh? Professor, what do you mean by good luck with me?"

"Ohh it's nothing at all Ash, see you later!" Professor Burnet turned off the call.

"Uhh okay then," Ash turned to Liko, "Liko, what does she mean by good luck with me?"

"I-I-It's nothing for you to worry at all!"

"Okay if you say so.."

Liko held her cheeks with both of her hands, 'She knew! She knew that I was in love with Ash!' Liko covered her face in embarrassment, 'It's so embarrassing! How did Professor Burnet know?!"

Pikachu and Sprigatito sighed, 'At least Liko got approval there.'

"Anyway come out Rotom Dex!"

After Rotom Dex materialized, he got excited instantly, "WOOOHOOO! HEY ASH!"

"Hey Rotom Hahaha!" Ash and Pikachu are happy to see Rotom Dex again.

"Glad that you accept me to go with you on your adventure. Have you been well-roto?"

"We sure do!"

Liko looked at Rotom dex with interest, 'This rotom is way different.' Liko commented in her head, 'This one has personality and talks like humans while the usual rotom just...bland.'

"Rotom, this is Liko, my new friend!"

Rotom looked at the girl beside Ash, "New friend of Ash? Nice to meet you! Oh!" Rotom Dex saw Sprigatito standing beside Liko, "A Pokemon that I haven't seen before! Can i scan it? Please?"

"Uhh..sure.."

"Thanks a bunch!" Rotom dex decides to scan Sprigatito, "Sprigatito, Grass Cat Pokemon. Grass type. When Sprigatito kneads and rubs with its forepaws, a sweet aroma is released that can mesmerize those around it. A sweet aroma is released that can mesmerize those around it. This is quite amazing! Thanks for allowing me to scan- uhhh what are you doing?"

Sprigatito wiggled its back left and right, focusing on Rotom.

"I don't like that, stop that!"

But sprigatito didn't listen and jumped at Rotom Dex.

"Woah! You almost hit me there!"

But sprigatito keeps jumping towards Rotom Dex, trying to catch it. After a while, Liko decides to intervene, "Sprigatito, stop that, please."

Liko carries sprigatito with her left hand while her right hand is used to pet sprigatito.

"Sorry, I don't know why Sprigatito does that."

"Sorry for the wait you two," Nurse Joy called out, "Here are the items you ordered."

When the group looked at the order, Ash and Liko got surprised by the stack of 4 large box on the table.

"Huh?!" Everyone was stunned at those boxes.

"I guess I should carry these boxes then." Ash went to lift the boxes.

"Let me help you, Ash."

"Thanks, Liko! On three, one, two, three!"

Liko and Ash lift the box on the table together and proceed to leave the building.

"Thank you!" Liko and Ash called back to Nurse Joy.

"You're welcome! Thank you for coming to the Pokecenter!"

Ash and Liko go outside of the Pokecenter, and Molly and her Chansey greet them.

"Thanks for the help Liko, Ash. Let Chansey carry those boxes now."

"Okay."

From far away, Greninja watched as Ash and Liko let Chansey take those boxes and walk away from the Pokecenter.

"Ok they're safe now, but i remember danger always comes out of nowhere so let's see..." Greninja began to scan the area around, his eyes widened when he looked at the bushes to the left.

There is a Meowth, the periwinkle-haired man and a Magenta long-haired woman who wears a Team rocket uniform with a claw machine behind them.

"There is the twerp with his friend blue twerpette, time to steal that Pikachu and that girl's pendant! Click the button Meowth!"

Meowth clicked the button and 2 claws stretched towards Pikachu and Liko.

"Not a chance!"

Greninja jumped from his hiding spot to behind the group and sliced 2 claws with his night slash and the claws that got cut dropped to the ground, creating a loud thud that made the group turn around.

"Greninja? What's going on?" Ash asked.

Greninja pointed towards the bush and they saw the Team Rocket trio.

"Team rocket!" Ash Yelled as Pikachu hopped to the ground and was ready in his battle pose, electricity Zapping on his cheeks, even Liko's Sprigatito hissed and in battle stance as well.

"Team Rocket?! What is Team Rocket doing here?!" Molly wasn't expecting this at all.

"They still try to capture your Pikachu?!" Rotom Dex knows for a fact that the Team Rocket trio tried to capture Ash's Pikachu but still finds it shocking that they still doing it now.

"Of course they do! They never stop at all!"

"Looks like they noticed us! Let's do the usual!"

"Yes!" James and Meowth replied.

"Prepare for trouble"

"And make it Double."

"to protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all people-"

"Thunderbolt! Water Shuriken!"

Without wasting time, Ash ordered Pikachu and Greninja to attack Team Rocket trio and an explosion happened instantly.

Liko, Sprigatito, Molly, and Chansey sweatdropped when they saw Ash instantly ordered his Pokemon to interrupted.

"He didn't let them finish at all..." Liko commented sourly.

As the smoke cleared, the team rocket trio looked fried because of thunderbolt and water shuriken attacks.

"Hey, Twerp! How dare you interrupt our motto!" Jessie angrily yelled.

"You're not supposed to interrupt our motto!" James also angrily yelled at Ash.

"I Heard it so many times in my journey! I had enough wasting time to hear your lame Motto over and over again!" Ash replied back. "Also where is your Wobuffet?"

"Wobuffet!" Wobuffet pop out behind the trio.

"Oh, there he is."

"Hey! Our motto wasn't lame at all! This motto is the greatest in our organization!" Meowth replied back.

"That meowth can talk?!" Another surprise for Liko and Molly.

"Your motto is lame as your status as team rocket grunt!" Rotom Dex jabs back, "You guys only considered a low rank rather than a high rank in your organization!"

"Shut your mouth outdated Rotom!" The trio yelled back.

"Alright team rocket, what do you want from us?" Molly decide to ask.

The trio smirked, and then James answered, "We've come to capture your Pikachu!"

"Oh look at that! The usual routine of you four-"

"But that isn't the only thing we target this time around." Jessie interrupted.

"You see," Meowth pointed at Liko, "Back then we were following you to the Indigo league and we saw that Twerpette's pendant showed us something unexpected when she was about to get hit by that White and black hair man's Pokemon and now we will steal it for Giovanni!"

Instantly Liko shielded the pendant that she wore as a necklace. The fear she felt when the explorers tried to steal her pendant shows again.

"Not when I'm here!" Ash put his hand in front of Liko as he looked back at Liko, "I'll protect you Liko! They won't come closer to you at all."

"Ash.." Liko calmed down a bit, she forgot that Ash was with her right now and she trusted him. Liko's cheek becomes pink with how heroic he is all of a sudden, "Thank you..."

"Just stay behind me. Molly, you keep Liko safe okay?"

"Yeah, good luck Ash."

"I will!" Ash looked forward again, "Let's go! Pikachu! Greninja!"

"Pika!" "Ninja!" Pikachu and Greninja move forward and ready to battle.

"Let's use our secret weapon! Pelliper! Rocket Prize Master!"

From the sky, Pelliper spewed out a 4 legged mecha that looked like a gacha machine landed in front of them.

"Time to put the coin!" Meowth used the coin on top of his head to the slot as Jessie spin the spinning switch four times and then 4 Pokeballs came out of it.

Jessie and James take the Pokeballs from it.

"Now let's see-"

"What Pokemon we got!"

Jessie and James throw out their Pokeballs and four pieces of paper land on their hands as they read them out.

"Stealth Pokemon, Dragapult!"

"Armored Pokemon, Tyranitar!"

"Blade Pokemon, Gallade!"

"Blast Pokemon, Magmortar!" (If you want to know the order, Dragapult and Gallade are James, Tyranitar and Magmortar are Jessie)

Jessie cannot help but happily comment, "We're lucky to have a cool pokemon now!"

"We sure are, now be ready Twerp! We will win this time!"

"Greninja and Pikachu are enough to beat you two! Let's go Greninja!"

"Ninja!"

Greninja transformed instantly to Ash Greninja with the instant transform method.

"What did Greninja just do?! I never see greninja like this at all." Molly got surprised by Greninja's transformation.

"Molly-san, this is Ash Greninja power." Liko explained, "Ash said that this form is like a mega evolution."

"Mega evolution without mega stone at all?! I guess that's the world monarch for sure."

"This is a rare phenomenon! I'm gonna record this battle for Kukui research about it!" Rotom dex went to recording mode.

"That Greninja..." James noticed

"It's the same Greninja from Kalos!" Jessie realized.

"Let's hope that we could beat them this time."

"Magmortar, Flamethrower! Tyranitar, Rock blast!"

"Dragapult, Shadow Force! Gallade, Run at greninja and use Leaf blade!"

In order, Magmortar sent out a flamethrower from its cannon hand, Tyranitar spawn 5 small rocks before it launched beside flamethrower, Dragapult instantly vanished through a portal, and Gallade charged forward with his glowing hands.

"Pikachu, Use electro web to block that flamethrower and rock blast! Greninja, use water Shuriken at Magmortar!"

Pikachu threw electric web towards the incoming flamethrower and rock blast while Greninja jumped and used his water Shuriken that's on his back towards Magmortar.

Pikachu Electric Web contacted with the flamethrower and rock blast stopping both attacks. The rock blast stopped and fell to the ground while the flamethrower dissipated, but Greninja's Water shuriken went through the vanishing attacks and hit Magmotar directly resulting in Magmortar being injured heavily.

"Magmortar!"

When Greninja landed, Ash decided to praise Greninja, "Great job Greninja-"

Ash and Greninja sensed a Pokemon near Pikachu and they realized it was Dragapult that was about to reappear.

"Greninja, Night Slash!"

Greninja summoned his purple kunai and charged toward Dragapult that is about to reappear behind Pikachu.

As Dragapult reappeared, Greninja got behind Pikachu and Blocked Dragapult from attacking Pikachu. Pikachu looked back and was surprised to see that Dragapult is behind him.

"Gallade! Charge at Pikachu and use leaf blade!"

Gallade, who stopped and was surprised by Greninja hitting Magmortar, continued to run toward Pikachu as his hands turned green again.

Ash noticed the incoming Gallade and instantly ordered Pikachu, "Pikachu! Dodge Gallade and use iron tail sideways!"

Pikachu jumped around Gallade's head level height when Gallade was about to hit Pikachu with two leaf blades and instantly knockback Gallade to the left with sideway Iron Tail.

At the same time, Greninja hit Night Slash at Dragapult and after that, Greninja appeared in front of Gallade and threw Gallade towards Dragapult.

Greninja turn his head towards Pikachu and told him, "I'll Take care of these two, you take care of Magmortar and Tyranitar!"

"Got it!/Pika!" Pikachu then Runs towards Tyranitar and Magmortar.

Greninja turns his head towards Gallade and Dragapult with a look that says "You'll be my opponent!"

Pikachu stops in front of Magmortar and Tyranitar, ready to blow some steams.

"Dragapult, use Dragon darts follow with Dragon claw!"

Dragapult fired two Dreepy towards Greninja, followed by Dragapult charging at Greninja with a Glowing bluish-green dragon claw, and then Greninja followed by dodging the 2 Dreepy bullets that kept homing at Greninja and Dragapult multiple attacks with Dragon claw.

James seeing Dragapult and the 2 Dreepy struggling, made James ordered Gallade, "Gallade, help Dragapult with Sacred sword!"

Gallade's hand turned blue and attacked Greninja with multiple sacred sword swings.

Greninja has to move faster to dodge so many attacks coming at him, and this results in Ash sweating a little bit because he feels how fast Greninja is. (I wonder if you guys could picture the fight scene because I could see it when I read it)

"Magmortar, use thunderbolt at Pikachu! Tyranitar, use Stone edge!"

"Pikachu! Use Quick attack and hit Magmortar from your left!"

Pikachu's body is covered in a bluish-white aura and dodges the incoming thunderbolt and Stone edge, resulting in Magmortar getting hit by Pikachu's quick attack.

"Continue with Thunderbolt!"

Pikachu's body is covered with electricity and shoots a thunderbolt at Magmortar, creating an explosion in Magmortar's place.

When the smoke is gone, Magmortar faints on the ground with swirls in its eyes, making Tyranitar panic.

"Greninja! Jump to the sky and use Double team!"

Greninja jumps and creates a multiple clone of himself in the air, confusing Gallade, Dragapult, and its 2 Dreepies.

"Greninja, use Aerial Ace!" Greninja's Hands and legs shine in bluish-white, 'At Gallade!'

Greninja charged towards Gallade in an instant. Gallade and Dragapult and its babies don't know which one is the real Greninja, made Greninja gain the advantage of hitting Gallade with Aerial Ace multiple times and knocking him near the fainted Magmortar, and in that last hit, Gallade has fainted as well.

"Grab the two Dreepy and throw them at Dragapult!"

Greninja grabbed the dreepy and threw it at Dragapult who got hit by it.

"Continue with Aerial Ace and knock them towards Gallade and Magmortar!"

Greninja in a blink appeared in front of the Dreepies and Dragapult dealt multiple strikes before Greninja grabbed the top of Dragapult to do a backflip before it kicked Dragapult from behind, knocking Dragapult and the 2 Dreepies near Magmortar and Gallade, fainted on the spot.

"Good job... Greninja..."

"Ninja." Pikachu runs back and stands beside Greninja again.

"I already saw him fight the explorers last night, but never I considered his Pokemon to be that strong." Molly is speechless.

"Ash is strong Molly-san." Rotom Dex replied while still focused on recording, "He always did something unexpected that led so many people cannot win against Ash."

Rotom Dex continued, "Before he joins us at our Alola school, Ash has gone through Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, Unova, and Kalos regions which means he has gone through 6 Regions at all! Now add the fact that he has gone through Alola and lastly adventure through all 8 regions including the Galar region for the World Coronation Series, and he already has so much experience facing him, including The former World Monarch Leon has been defeated by Ash at finals."

Hearing those words, Molly was speechless and looked back at Ash who still focused on the battle. Liko never asks what Region Ash has gone through, so after hearing it from one of Ash's friends, it made her respect for Ash increase.

"He's amazing..." Liko starts to feel something that's above respect to Ash,

'I want to help him by his side.'

Liko starts to idolize Ash as a Pokemon Trainer now.

"Nyaooohaaa!" Liko looked at Sprigatito and saw her Pokemon enjoying the fight scene.

"Pikachu and Greninja are amazing, right Sprigatito?"

"Nyaohaa." Sprigatito agreed with Liko.

"So you ready to give up or should we do the usual?" Ash taunted.

"We still have Tyranitar on our side! Tyranitar, use your Hyper beam!"

Tyranitar charges its hyper beam from its mouth after the commands.

"Pikachu! Greninja! Get ready!"

Greninja picked up his water shuriken from his back while Pikachu cheeks sparkled.

"Nyao-Nyao!" Sprigatito tried to shake off of Liko's grip.

"S-Sprigatito? What are you doing?" Liko makes sure to not let go of Sprigatito.

"Nyaooo!" Sprigatito pointed at Tyranitar Hyper beam.

Liko looked back and forth at both Sprigatito and Tyranitar and she realized, "You want... to attack Tyranitar?"

"Nyao!" As Liko saw Sprigatito, she saw her Pokemon eyes that it insisted on attacking Tyranitar.

'Should I do it? What if I fail? What if that Hyper beam gonna hurt us instead? What if-'

Liko stopped her thought when she remembered her Grandma's words.

"Liko, The only scary part is the first step. If you take that step, you will find brand-new horizons and forget you were ever scared in the first place. And with Pokemon by your side, you'll do just fine."

Liko remembered those words before she went on her journey, 'The scary part is to take the first step...'

Liko looked at Sprigatito, who was looking back at her, 'If I don't take that step, I won't be strong at all!'

"Let's go, Sprigatito!"

Sprigatito eyes widened and replied with a grin, "NYAO!"

Sprigatito run forward with Liko followed behind.

"Liko, wait!" Molly tried to stop her but it's too late.

"Hey twerp! Get ready to be defeated!" Jessie taunted.

"We will win this fight team rocket!" Ash replied back with both Pikachu and Greninja agreeing with Ash.

"But this time I will fight with Ash!"

Ash, Greninja, and Pikachu noticed Sprigatito standing in front of Greninja and Pikachu, followed by Ash realizing Liko is standing beside him.

"Sprigatito, use Leafage!" Liko ordered Loudly.

"NyaoooHaaaaa!" The leaf around sprigatito's neck glows green and shoot out a large amount of leaves beam at Tyranitar.

"H-Hurry shoot your hyper bea-"

Jessie's too late to order Tyranitar and the team rocket along with their gacha Pokemon got hit by Sprigatito's Leafage, which made them blast off again.

"We did it! We actually did it, Sprigatito!" Liko replied happily as the leaves that were from Sprigatito's Leafage flew past them.

Pikachu, Greninja, and Ash are stunned to see what Sprigatito just did.

"Woaaah..." Ash doesn't know what to say but is amazed by it.

Meanwhile in the sky, the team rocket is covered in dust again.

"Well, we got defeated again." Meowth commented.

"But this time that Twerpette's Sprigatito defeated Tyranitar who still charged its Hyper beam.." James added.

"But still, we got to tell our boss Giovani about this! That Sprigatito is already strong to defeat Tyranitar's mid-charged Hyper beam!" Jessie commented.

"But for now, there's one thing that we need to do."

"Yeah."

The trio inhaled their breath before they screamed, "WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"

"WOBUFFETT!"

The team rocket trio form has disappeared into the sky, leaving only a sudden spark like star in the sky.

Molly looked at where Team Rocket got sent to the sky can only wondered, "...How many times does Ash have to deal with this?" Molly instantly shook her head, "No wait, it's better to not know."

"We did it, Sprigatito!" Liko immediately hugged Sprigatito.

"Nyaoha!" Sprigatito accepts Liko's hug.

Ash walked closer to Liko, "Liko?"

Liko turns to Ash, "Yes Ash?"

Ash showed his Happy grin and suddenly hugged Liko, "THAT WAS AMAZING!"

"EEP!" Liko got caught off guard by Ash hugging her and her face became red again.

"Sprigatito, you're amazing too! That attack was powerful enough to explode Tyranitar's Hyper beam! How did you do that?"

Liko tried her best to explain, "W-Well, I got reminded by my grandma's word to take the first step because that is the scariest part in our journey, s-so i got that resolve with Sprigatito and decided to defeat Tyranitar."

Ash released the hug and put both hands on Liko's Shoulder, "Either way, I'm glad you can fight now as a Pokemon Trainer!"

Molly on the side watches Ash and Liko's interaction, "They sure are close now."

After that, Ash, Liko, Molly, and their Pokemon return to the ship with Ash and Liko having a chat on the chat with their Pokemon while Molly explains what happened back then to Friede, Murdock, and Orio.

"I see... I guess there's 2 teams that's after the two of them now." Friede jumps to that conclusion.

"I guess our adventure's gonna go insane than what we thought." Orio sighed at that.

"Friede, i think sooner or later you have to train Liko on her Pokemon Battle so she can protect herself when Ash wasn't there at all." Murdock suggested.

"I considered that, but for now, let her rest for now." Friede replied back.

Ash tells his story about his journey at Sinnoh to Liko, who is intently listening to Ash.

Meanwhile, when Sprigatito watched the sunset, Greninja sat beside Sprigatito.

"Oh hey, Greninja."

"Hey too Sprigatito, just wanna say you did good back then."

"You amazed with my power?"

Greninja nodded, "I did for sure, kinda reminds me back when i was still a Froakie too."

"Hmm? What happened back when you were still a Froakie?"

"So what happened was..." Greninja went to explain everything that happens when he's a Froakie to Sprigatito.

All in all, Sprigatito and Liko's adventure has just begun and they have a long journey waiting for them.

Author note:

Thanks for reading this chapter, this is the longest chapter i made for this fanfic, i hope this chapter quite satisfies all of you guys.