Ash's Pokémon: Pikachu, Sirfetch'd, Melmetal, Dracovish, Goodra, Greninja, (+Incineroar)

Ash and Diantha couldn't help but snicker at the sight as the plane flew to Kalos. What was the sight? Ash's Incineroar and Diantha's Gardevior were looking away from each other, blushing like little school kids.

Why? Simple.

As soon as Ash and Diantha rushed onto the plane to avoid the fans, Ash had Incineroar's PokéBall activated and released the flame tiger by mistake, who looked confused as to what was going on.

He then began to walk along the aeroplane floor, looking at the interior in awe before he ended up bumping into Gardevior and they ended up tumbling, with Incineroar on top of the Emotion Pokémon. Both were silent then their faces went bright red.

Soon their trainers came in and cackled at the sight.

"My, my! Already going to that stage?" Diantha said with a sly grin.

"Careful now, Incineroar! Don't want anyone to get the wrong idea." Ash added with a smirk.

Pikachu was laughing his ass off on the floor.

Both of them began yelling and growling in denial but the laughter didn't stop.

"Well, we'll be waiting for the plane to land so you can stay here and chat. Don't do anything rash!" Diantha said as she and Ash left the room.

Pikachu decided to let out a cheeky comment.

PokéSpeech activated

"Later lovebirds!" He said with a snicker as he walked out of the room.

"WE ARE NOT LOVEBIRDS, YOU LOONY MOUSE!" Both yelled before looking at each other and then back to glaring at Pikachu as he left with a snicker.

PokéSpeech deactivated

"Are we really going to leave them there?" Ash asked.

"Of course. Even you can tell there is something brewing between them." Diantha said with a snicker

"Yeah…but we are totally gonna record their interactions, aren't we?" He said with a trollish grin.

"Oh yeah. The cameras are rolling and everything." Diantha spoke with the same grin as well.

Soon they went to the airport and were blinded by the paparazzi.

"HOW WAS YOUR TRIP, DIANTHA?!"

"ARE YOU OK WITH LOSING TO THE NEWEST CHAMPION?!"

"WHERE IS YOUR GARDEVIOR?!"

All sorts of reporters were asking the same questions. But Ash and Gardevior quickly made their way through the crowd of vultures and found who they were looking for.

A 39-year-old man with dull grey hair, sticking out and blue eyes decked in a knight's armor, a 25-year-old pink haired lady with orange eyes, covered by a pair of pink shades, dressed in a black, sleeveless turtleneck, red pants with diamonds down the sides and black heels, a 45-year-old woman with long, black hair and charcoal grey eyes with two fangs hanging from her ears and a necklace with green beads and fangs, dressed in a maroon blouse with a yellow ochre belt around the waist, two fangs on bracelets, a long purple and black dress and grey heels with fanged decorations.

This lady loves her fangs.

Finally, there was a 29-year-old male with light, blonde hair and blue eyes, narrowed in seriousness, dressed in a white chef's uniform with blue lining.

"Well, well. The Hero of Kalos graces his presence, once again." The orange haired woman said with a smirk.

"Hey, I know you! Weren't you that reporter lady that helped against Lysandre?" Ash asked.

"Yeah. Names Malva, by the way. Liked your spunk during the exhibition and Kalos League. Wish it didn't end up being such a shit show after." She said. The rest grimaced. They couldn't blame her. The Kalos Crisis was something no one wanted to think about.

"But it was still a relief that Sir Ash was there to stop him!" The knight said in a loud voice.

"Wikstrom, cool down. I know you trained the kid for a while, but still." The chef said with annoyance.

"Fine Siebold. But he has the making of a knight!" Wikstrom proclaimed with a smile.

Seibold sighed, rubbing his head. "Drasna, if you may?" He asked the lady.

"Of course." She said in a jovial manner and dope smacked him on the head.

"OW! HEY!" Wikstrom yelled.

"Now that's settled, I'll head off to calm the masses while you will spend time with the elites. Who do you want to go with first?" She asked as she left to calm the press.

Malva stepped forward with a smile.

"You know, we never had a proper interview did we?" She said with a grin.

"True, but can I have it with someone I know?" he asked as he got out his RotomPhone.

"Of course. Two for the price of one." Malva said.

Ash smiled as he typed on an icon.

"Hey, Alexa? Wanna do an interview?"

At a café, Ash sat in front of Malva and a brown-haired woman with a quiff plus dark green eyes, dressed in a red and black shirt, grey pants and black boots with a headset that had a camcorder attached to it. Next to her was a grey goat with a green leafy man.

"Hey Ash! Or should I say, the newest Alola Champion!" Alexa said as she began recording.

"Hey, just call me Ash, Alexa. We did travel for a while, you know." He said with a chuckle.

"I know but still. The viewers have to know…" Alexa began but was interrupted by Malva.

"How does it feel to become Alola's first champion?" She said, getting a glare from Alexa.

"Honestly, It feels…weird. I mean, six years of travelling and six losses at the leagues…when I won, it felt like I was in a dream and I didn't want to wake up. That trophy in my hands? Everyday I wake up and think it was just a dream but seeing that? I knew it was reality."

"So the team you used in the League. Tell us a bit more about them." Alexa asked.

"Well, you all know Pikachu. My number one buddy." he said as Pikachu made his way on the screen with a grin and a peace sign.

He then took out a photo of his Alola team.

"Rowlet is first up. Despite being unevolved, he's got a lot of potential and is skilled at sneaking at opponents." He said pointing at the owl.

"Yet, he has no energy to back it up." Malva snarked, remembering Rowlet falling asleep during their exhibition.

Ash sweatdropped at that.

"Yeah…Rowlet loves sleeping." He said before pointing at the next member.

"The one that won me the league, Lycanroc. Fun fact is that its form is the only one of its kind. Evolving when the sun began to set, we called it the Dusk Form. And this guy won me the league." He said with a grin.

"I'm guessing a lot of people are interested in this rocky doggy." Malva said with a small smile.

"Yeah. Anyways, here is the new big cat of Alola, Incineroar." Ash said.

"Yeah, though how come he never battled that much?" Alexa asked.

"Oh, he spent all his energy defeating Kukui's Incineroar and evolving. Plus…' his grin turned mischievous. 'I think he has a thing for Diantha's Gardevior."

"Oh? So that is why we never saw her with Diantha?" Malva said with a grin.

"Yep. Left them on the plane!" he said with a cackle.

"Oh, you sneaky bastard!" The girls cackled.

"Anyways, here is the Ultra Beast, Naganadel. The Ultra Beasts were essentially aliens from another world."

"Really? Did they cause any trouble while visiting?" Malva asked.

"A bit. One was curious for me to stay with. It wasn't until a dark day with a legend where he had to go back." He said, sighing at the memories.

"He then came back to help with the exhibition and man did he pack some power. Kukui's Lucario had no chance!" He said with a grin.

"And the mysterious Melmetal?" Alexa asked, pointing at said Pokémon.

"Well, from what Prof. Oak said it is an ancient Pokémon, composed of many smaller ones called Meltan. It's pretty strong and has stretchy arms but not a lot to go on."

"You know, a lot of professors and doctors will want to know more about him." Malva said with a knowing tone.

"Eh, I'll do it as I go through my journey. With a free spirit and where the wind takes me." he said and the two ladies smiled in amusement. He may be a champion. But some things never change.

"Oh, yeah! So the team you used against Diantha, why chose those Pokémon?" Alexa asked, also igniting Malva's curiosity.

"Simple. Pikachu was a given as he is my best bud! Rowlet was to show that evolution doesn't always mean power and he proved that. Kommo-o is a pseudo and nearly all the champs use one, Sirfetch'd represents the new friends I made so far, Naganadel is all about representing the Ultra Beasts and that they are not all bad and Golisopod is from a group of Pokémon that wanted me to train them."

"Thanks. This will make a lovely headline." Malva said as she put the pad away.

"Same here." Alexa said as she turned off her camera. Soon, they finished their meals and went their separate ways.

High on a tower, Ash was with Wikstrom, preparing for the training camp for the new trainers coming.

"HA HA! Sir Ash, it is an honour for you to come and help me prepare for the next squires coming!" He said with a smile as he watched over the grounds of the tower.

"Hey, no worries! Glad to be of help!" Ash said with a smile.

"So, I want to make this more daring for the trainers, you have any ideas?" The knight asked.

Ash let a devious grin show.

"I have two ideas." He said as he threw two Pokéballs, revealing Melmetal and Sirfetch'd.

"Ah! Sirfetch'd! My Pokémon brother in knightly spirit! I would be honoured if you would help me train the new squires!"

"SIR!" The duck knight bellowed, raising his sword.

"Now, for this Poké…" Wikstrom said as he saw the giant Melmetal gaze at him.

"Yeah, that's Melmetal. I figured we could use him as an obstacle where he is blasting Flash Cannon at any trainer's Pokémon and they have to dodge the attacks. Train their reaction times to moves."

"Interesting idea…' Wikstrom said with a hum. 'Let's try this out."

A young man in armour came to the top with a bipedal red beetle with claw like pincers, also dressed in armour.

"OK, Scizor! Let's get though this!" He said as the beetle nodded before dodging a Flash Cannon.

"What the hell?!" He exclaimed and saw Melmetal getting ready to fire.

"Now, young knight! Brave the fire of the golem to reach the top for your final opponent!" Wikstrom announced through a megaphone.

"Come on, Scizor!" The trainer said as they raced, dodging Flash Cannons firing in different directions.

Each time it fired, they dodged the blast with quick timing and reflexes as the beams caused the ground to rupture. Soon they reached the door to the tower and made their way to the top.

In front was Sirfetch'd, sword and shield in hand.

"Hold your own against Sirfetch'd for a minute and you have proven yourself a worthy knight!" Ash said as his duck knight got into position.

"Right!" The trainer said as Scizor got into battle mode.

Wikstrom started the clock and the two Pokémon got ready to battle.

"Get up close and use Metal Claw!"

Scizor's pincers glowed silver as he rushed to the duck knight, but it was blocked by the shield.

"Night Slash!"

Sirfetch'd's sword glowed black as he lashed out but the red mantis leapt above the night.

"Use X-Scissor!"

"Match with Steel Wing!"

Claws and silver wings clashed as both kept up the assault, as the two crashed into each other at fast rates, sparks flying.

"30 seconds remaining!"

The other trainer heard this and switched tactics.

"Sandstorm!"

Scizor then spun around, causing sand to blind the duck, who covered himself with his shield.

"Keep calm, Sirfetch'd and keep an eye out for some sign!" Ash commanded.

"SIR!" He grunted and closed his eyes, making sure to not let the sand in them. Suddenly, he heard something from behind as a shadow rushed to him.

"Meteor Assault!"

Sirfetch'd let a battle aura lose as he thrusted his sword forward to the target, causing a massive explosion. Flying out of the sandstorm was Scizor, on his back with swirls for eyes.

"TIME'S UP!"

The sand subsided and saw the outcome of the knocked out Scizor.

"You fought well, young squire.' Wikstrom said as the trainer returned his Pokémon to his capsule. 'But I'm afraid it just wasn't enough. With more training, you can possibly grow stronger to become a true knight."

"Yeah, I know. Should've expected this against the Alola Champion." He said with a shrug. He then went back the way he came.

"As for you, sir Ash. Your Melmetal and Sirfetch'd performed admirably. Someday, we shall have a proper duel to see who is a truly strong knight."

"I would like that. But first, I'm gonna go see what the other elites have planned." He said.

"I understand. Just be wary of Drasna for under that cheerful demeanour is a real dragon queen." Wikstrom advised.

"Hey, if she wants to battle, then I will battle!" Ash said with a grin.

"Such a blood knight, young man." He said with a grin.

"So where are we going?" Ash asked the elder dragon mistress.

"I'm actually going to see a friend of mine. She got word about a mating ceremony happening in some wetlands involving a dragon type and a fairy type. And as the Kalosian Dragon user, I was asked to oversee it. You may also see the ceremony as well as a plus one." Drasna explained.

"Really? Cool!" Ash said as he caught up to her.

Soon, they arrived at a familiar spot.

"No way, the wetlands?!" Ash said in shock.

"That's right. And the person I am meeting is coming right…now." She said as they saw a short, elderly woman in a peach robe and orange headdress, accompanied by two young men and two young women. One had fair skin, a mulberry bob and blue eyes and the other was…

"IRIS?!" Ash exclaimed in shock.

"ASH?!" Iris replied back.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!" They yelled and pointed at each other.

"The elder invited me to oversee the mating ceremony here. Shannon also came along to. What about you?" Iris explained then asked.

"Same thing." He said.

"Oh yes. Iris here told me you have a few interesting dragon-types. You know, I am intrigued to see what you have." The elder said, approaching Ash.

"Well, I have one of them right here!' Ash said, holding a PokéBall and throwing it into the air. 'Dracovish, come on out!"

A resounding chomp filled the air.

"DRACOVISH!" Dracovish garbled as he gnawed on his head.

"Seriously, Dracovish! It is not lunch time!" He yelled as he flailed in his jaws.

Everyone but Iris watched the display in dumbfounded awe.

"That's a Dragon-type?" One male aid whispered to his friend

"Why's its head at the end of its tail?" The other replied.

"Iris, are you telling me that this Frankenstein is a Dragon-type?" Shannon asked her friend.

"Yep. He is so cute!" She gushed as Ash finally took his head out.

"My apologies. Dracovish loves doing that." He said with a sweatdrop.

"Dra!"

"Oh my, so you're Dracovish? You are interesting aren't you?" Drasna said, patting its head.

The elder looked at Dracovish with a critical gaze.

"Fossil Dragon. You are an interesting specimen. I sense a great power in you. One that can rival that of the strongest of dragons." She said.

"Draco?" He garbled in a confused manner.

"Power?" Ash asked.

"Yes. There is a power lying dormant within. With enough time, it can be released."

Dracovish said nothing. He instead leaned forward, jaws wide to bite the elder.

"NO, DRACOVISH!" Ash said but before the chomp, the elder leapt out of the way, causing him to charge after the elder, jaws wide as they ran in a circle. The elder didn't falter and as soon as she backed into a tree, she flipped over Dracovish who crashed into it, knocking him out.

"Man. Sorry about that." Ash said as the elder tended to Dracovish's bruise.

"No worries. My guess is that this fellow was simply curious." She said, praying a potion and putting a bandage on his head.

Soon, the group made their way to the wetlands, where a middle aged man with a grey beard and brown eyes, covered in glasses, wearing ranger clothes spotted them.

"Well, well, well. Ash!" He said with a wave.

"Keenan!" Ash replied as he bounded towards him.

"Haven't seen you in a while. What brings you round these parts?" He asked. Drasna then stepped forward.

"We heard about the mating ceremony?" Drasna asked.

"Ahh, yes. The Guardian of the Wetlands and the Blue Flower. Never thought I would see a dragon-type and fairy-type get together." He said.

"And I'm guessing that this dragon type is…?" Ash said with a grin. Keenan nodded as a familiar Pokémon hugged him from behind.

"GOOO!"

"Ha Ha! Goodra! Long time no see, pal!" Ash said as he and Pikachu returned the hug.

When they separated, Ash noticed a sort of metal ring on his left paw with a purple gem on it.

"And I see you are getting married. Tell me, who's the lucky lady?" Ash asked with a wide smile.

Goodra blushed as the bride to be came floating. A sentient flower with an aqua stalk, white hands and face plus aqua eyebrows and black eyes. She also had a blue flowery afro, with a pink gem on her right hand attached to her left hand.

"Flor…" She said in an elegant tone as she embraced Goodra and kissed him on the lips, the slug dragon returning the favour.

Everyone watched with wide eyes but small smiles.

"That answers that question." Ash said and everyone agreed.

"Now, the ceremony is happening in a few hours, so you guys wanna help get everything ready?" Keenan asked.

"Yeah!"

"Well, then…' Soon they were surrounded by a few other pokémon:

A bipedal blue fish with a large tail and dopey look. A Quagsire

A bipedal green kappa with a lilypad for a hat. A Lombre

A red spider with a face on the back and for yellow legs and antenna. An Ariados

A dark green dragonfly with a red visor. A Yanmega

A bipedal brown stag beetle with spikes on the horns. A Pinsir

And a white fairy holding a blue flower. A Floette

'Time to make this the best ceremony ever." Keenan said and soon they all cheered.

Soon, everyone began to get the fields ready, filling them with fresh fruits and veg, turning some of them into cold drinks and healthy salads.

Dracovish and Haxorus stood guard in case someone tried to crash, though Haxorus looked uneasily at the mismatched fossil, who was swaying in place. He saw the power when a Fearow dove down at them but Dracovish caught it in his jaws, froze him and threw him a good distance.

It was soon sundown and the wedding was starting to begin. Everyone watched as Goodra waited for the love of his life to come down the grassy aisle.

And here she came, a floral bouquet in hand as she floated to Goodra. Goodra sighed lovingly as the ceremony began and the elder began the speech.

I won't bore you with the details as you probably heard them many times to any old wedding but it ended with the elder saying:

"You, young dragon, take this Florges to be your mate?" She asked.

"Goo!" He said with a nod.

"And do you take this Goodra to be your mate, young fairy?" She asked Florges

"Flor!" she said with a nod.

"And now the ceremony has come to a close. The dragon and the fairy are united till the end of time." She said and Goodra and FLorges kissed, to the cheers of everyone present.

The party went in full swing and everyone had a great time.

Up until they had to chase Dracovish to keep him from munching Floette.

"DRACOVISH! GET BACK HERE!" Ash yelled as they chased the fossil.

"VIIIISSSSSHHHHH!"

"FLOOO!" Floette yelled.

Soon it was time for Ash to leave the wetlands, but Keenan gave ash one request.

"Wait. You want me to have Goodra again and also both Floette and Florges?" Ash asked.

"Well yes. The two are married and what better way for a honeymoon than being with Goodra's original trainer?" Keenan asked with a smile.

"You two really wanna come?" Ash asked the two flowers.

"Flo!" They both said in agreement.

"Well, I can't say no to that!" Ash said as he returned Goodra back into his Pokéball.

"Welcome back, pal. And for you two' He held to PokéBalls 'Welcome to the family!"

He threw them and the two slapped their hands, the balls opening as they went in.

One…Two…Three…Ding!

"Two for the price of one! I caught a Floette and Florges!" Ash and Pikachu cheered.

Soon he caught up with Drasna, Iris, the elder and everyone else.

"That was quite a ceremony. Though the part where Dracovish tried to eat Floette was entertaining." The Elder said.

"Eh-heh-heh…Yeah. You get used to it."

"Though come round to the village. I have a feeling that power may awaken quickly surrounded by more draconic beings." She said.

"Will do. And Iris? Next time we meet let's battle. For old time sake." Ash said.

"You got yourself a deal.' She then pulled a sneaky look 'you little kid." She snickered as she ran off.

"I AM NOT A LITTLE KID!" Ash yelled as he chased her, while everyone laughed at the interaction.

Ash meanwhile was in a classy dining room with the rest of the elites and Champion. Inside the kitchen, Seibold was hard at work.

"Oh man, I can just taste it!" Ash said as he and Pikachu drooled.

"That's seibold for you. He puts his heart and soul into his cuisine. Helps that he has his Pokémon helping to." Malva said.

Sure enough, Seibold was preparing plates, with a giant walking barnacle slicing meat and veggies at fast pacing, a blue shrimp with a giant claw began to crunch nuts with it and a purple star was using psychic powers to move and control the ingredients, all to the speed of Seibold as he prepped and plated the food.

"Here you are! Bon appetit!" He said as he also sat down. But just before they could take a bite…

*RUMBLE*!

The ground around them shook and they heard the screams of people.

"What on earth?!" Seibold exclaimed.

"What's going on?!" Malva exclaimed.

"I don't know. But we need to find out." Diantha exclaimed as they got up.

"Let's go, bud. No one ruins our dinner and gets away with it!" Ash said with a growl with Pikachu agreeing.

All of them went out and their eyes widened.

Red vines were sprouted everywhere, destroying the streets and buildings.

"What the?! Plunder vines?!" Ash exclaimed.

Sure enough, the very same vines from the Kalos Crisis were everywhere, causing havoc.

"Looks like some had decided to sprout here." Wikstrom said with a grimace.

"Grr…Lysandre that lunatic! What the hell was he on, when he did this crazy plan?!" Malva yelled.

"We'll mock Lysandre's stupid plan later! Right now, we need to stop these vines!" Diantha ordered as she threw a PokéBall, revealing her Goodra.

"RIGHT!" Soon, the Kalos Elite threw their Pokéballs.

By Wikstrom's side was a sentient sword and shield with purple arms and a purple eye on the blade, Malva had an orange bird with a white underbelly and yellow claws with black markings, Drasna had a vampire like dragon with ears shaped like speakers and Seibold has his walking barnacle.

"Everyone get ready!" Diantha said as the first vine lashed out. But before a move could be made, a ribbity sound was heard.

"GGREENN!" A blur shot past them and slashed the vine with a dark sword. Everyone's eyes widened. But Ash and Pikachu had wide smiles.

It was a blue and white frog with a cream body and pink tongue for a scarf with a, holding a black blade in his sword. The frog turned around and everyone smiled.

"Greninja." Ash whispered in joy.

"Ja!" He greeted with a nod before flipping back.

"Good to see ya, pal!" Ash said as they got ready to battle the horde of vines.

"Ninja!"

"Greninja's right. Vines first. Reunions later!" Seibold said as they got ready to stop the vines.

Suddenly Greninja shot a Water Shuriken into the air, making a watery display.

"I love the display but what was the point?" Seibold had to ask.

Soon five shadows blurred from above.

From the sky was a giant, cream bird with wings, a cream underbelly and a brown and red plumage, striking the vines with clean strikes.

Ash recognised the bird.

"Pidgeot?! Is that you?!" Ash yelled.

"Geo!" He chirruped with a smile as he nuzzled Ash.

Telekinetically controlling a lot of debris to move out of the way of citizens was a pink cat with a red gem on the forehead.

"An Espeon?" Malva asked herself in confusion.

One vine made its way to Drasna, but a giant rocky dino with brown and orange rocks and a drill nose got out in the way and grabbed them, ripping from from the roots then roasting them with flames from the mouth.

"Thank you, wild Rhyperior." Drasna spoke in gratitude.

Soon ice formed around Seibold as a giant polar bear with an icicle beard skated along and punched the vines coming.

Finally, a flurry of slashes happened as a white cat like creature with a black scythe blurred in front of Diantha,

"And an Absol. A squad huh?" She said in shock.

The five met their leader who began to relay orders. They may not be fluent in PokéSpeech, but they knew what it meant:

Stop. Those. Vines.

The six soon stood by the Kalos elite and Ash and got ready to battle, partnering up.

Malva, Talonflame and Pidgeot.

Wikstrom, Aegislash and Absol

Drasna, Noivern and Rhyperior

Seibold, Barbaracle and BEartic

Diantha, Goodra and Absol

Finally, Ash, Pikachu and Greninja.

All of them got ready to fight.

High in the sky, both Pidgeot and Talonflame weaved in and out of the vines coming after them, dodging each one with the grace of a dancer. As soon as the two came, Malva gave the order.

"Talonflame! Steel Wing!"

Both birds' wings shone silver as they sliced through the vines like knives through butter. As the vines fell, both birds swooped down and picked up any children who were close to the crossfire.

Soon TAlonflame blasted fire from his beak as Pidgeot used Hurricane to turn the flames in a spiral of fire, incinerating the remaining vines they were facing.

Aegislash and Absol both had Sacred Sword and Night Slash ready as they parried the vines, their bladed parts.

"Yes! Parry like true knights!" Wikstrom said.

Absol's eyes widened as he tackled Wikstrom who was in danger of falling debris, blasting flames from his mouth to melt the rock.

"Thank you! I am in your debt!" Wikstrom proclaimed

"Sol!" He said, rushing off.

Both Rhyperior and Noivern stood in front of Drasna, who was shielding a group of school children, blasting flames from their maws.

One vine struck Rhyperior's body but he didn't flinch. He just grabbed the vine and ripped it from the roots while Noivern's claws slammed the vine to bits with glowing claws.

"Excellent! Turn those overgrown vines into weeds!" Drasna said, herding the crowd away.

Both nod and then Rhyperior launches a Rock Wrecker which is boosted by Noivern's Boomburst at the remaining vines, disintegrating them.

Beartic and Barbaracle had just frozen the ground with Sheer Cold and Ice Beam respectively as both skated the area where the vines began to attack, bashing and slashing the vines with Aerial Ace and Brick Break respectively.

"Marvellous. Simply marvellous." Seibold said as he witnessed the duo attack in sync, slashing the vines as they disintegrated into nothing. Soon Barbaracle began surfing a giant wave while Beartic used Aqua Jet to wash away the remaining vines.

Using Psychic, Espeon had created a barrier of debris, protecting herself, Diantha, Goodra and several people from the attacking vines, while Goodra fires off Sludge Bombs at the roots of the vines.

Soon Diantha got an idea.

"Espeon. Goodra. Listen. I have an idea. Goodra, Use Fire Blast and Espeon use Psychic to control the flames. We are going to take a page out of Ash's book and form a combo called the Fire Tornado."

Both nodded and soon a kanji for fire shot out of Goodra's mouth, trailing to the living roots as they lit up in flames. Soon Espeon's gem and eyes glowed, making a tail motion which controlled the flames as they spun around the vines, reducing them to ashes.

"Well done" Diantha said, rubbing their noggins to their purrs.

Meanwhile, Ash, Pikachu and Greninja were fighting in total sync, Greninja mimicking the movements of his trainer as he began to shoot shurikens at the vines while Pikachu let loose controlled blasts of lightning at the roots.

Greninja was curious as to how Ash and Pikachu achieved such synchronicity, but he ahd a job to do.

"Hey Greninja! Shall we do it, for old times sake?!" He said with a grin.

"Gren!" The frog knew what he meant.

"And you aren't the only one!" Ash added, confusing him.

Soon, they got started on the movements as they got ready for the battle bond.

And to his shock, Pikachu did the same thing.

"LET'S GET STRONGER! STRONGER! AND STRONGER!"

Ash then felt five more auras as they all linked to one.

Each one in a spiral of their elemental power.

Greninja was in an aquatic vortex, Espeon had sunlight covering her, Absol was shrouded in darkness, Rhyperior was covered in earth, turning him into a mountain, Beartic was encased in an iceberg and soon they burst.

Greninja's head had two black horns sticking out and a giant, blue, water fuma shuriken attached to his back.

Pidgeot's plumage turned a dark blue with black streaks and the body was sky blue with white claws plus the winds were a cloudy grey.

Espeon's gem became blue and his eyes were red with an indigo body.

Absol had white markings over his face and the fur became dark blue with his horn pitch black.

Rhyperior's orange markings became blue while the arms turned into cannons and the rest of the body became black with a silver horn.

Beartic's ice beard was a dark blue and his claws were longer like icicles.

And Pikachu was in his battle bond form to.

"Huh? What? These guys can Battle Bond to?" Ash questioned himself. Greninja nodded but he was looking at Pikachu who also was in his battle bond.

"Well, that is AWESOME!" Ash said but leapt out of the way of the vines coming.

"But not the time! Let's do this, guys!" Ash said as Greninja's new friends lined up to finish of the root of the problem, pun intended.

"Should we help?" Wikstrom asked.

"Nah, Ash's got this." Diantha answered with a smile.

The squad soon lined up and Ash grinned.

"Let's end this!"

They all yelled as they took aim at the mother plant.

"Greninja! Water Shuriken, Pidgeot, Heat Wave, Espeon, Shadow Ball, Absol, Psycho Cut, Rhyperior, Rock Wrecker, Beartic, Sheer Cold and Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

With the sync of the young champion, they unleashed their attacks.

Greninja whipped his shuriken and launched it at high speed, watching as it grew giant, Pidgeot's wings shone red as he blasted heat from the swings of the wings, a giant glob of shadowy energy was launched from Espeon, a giant boulder formed in the palms of Rhyperior as he launched it at the roots, Beartic blasted a wave of ice from his jaws and Pikachu leashed the biggest blast of electricity he could muster. The attacks combined and struck the giant mass of vines, causing a giant explosion that destroyed the entire mass of vines.

When the dust settled, Ash and the Pokémon were still in Battle Bond form, panting in exhaustion.

"We…did it." Ash said with a smile.

"WE DID IT!" All of them cheered in victory.

Sometime after, everyone in Lumiose city began reconstructing the mess, with Diantha giving their thanks to the six Pokémon that came to the rescue.

"You guys did amazing! Like the main stars on the silver screen!" She praised the six who were eating their food.

"YEah! It's great to see you two again!" Ash said, petting both Pidgeot and Greninja, who appreciated the praise.

"And these four are your new friends?" Ash said as he looked at four new companions.

The bird and the frog nodded their heads.

"Guess…you guys are still…sorting out those vines huh?" Ash said somberly.

Greninja and Pidgeot stopped and looked at their old trainer sadly. In all honesty, they wanted to go back to him but those vines prevented that. But before they could say anything, someone else spoke.

"Actually, you're half right."

Slithering towards them was a giant, black cobra with green, hexagonal eyes and a green underbelly. Everyone knew who it was.

"Oh, hey Zygarde. What's up?"

And Ash was casual about it.

"Everything is true about the vines, except about them staying behind."

"What do you mean?" Malva said.

"Those vines spread all over the world."

The six gaped in shock.

"WHAT?! THOSE MONSTROSITIES ARE EVERYWHERE?!" Wikstrom exclaimed.

"Yes. And keeping them in Kalos is not beneficial for anyone. Which is why…I'm allowing young Ash to take them with him, in case they do show up."

The squad gaped, but none more so than Greninja and Pidgeot. They could be with their old trainer again?!

"I can tell you miss him. And these vines are beginning to spread. So to benefit both solutions, Ash I want you to take the Battle Bond squad with you in case vines do pop up. Are you up for the task?" Zygarde asked.

Ash didn't need to think about it.

"Hell. Yeah!" He said as he whipped out six PokéBalls. Greninja and Pidgeot wasted no time in tapping their old capsules and entering them but the other four were hesitant.

"Don't worry. Ash will treat you right." Diantha said with a smile.

"He has the heart of a noble knight!" Wikstrom declared.

"Hell, that Greninja is his. He has some knowledge about the bond phenomenon and can help you with it." Malva added, resting her hand on her chin.

"You won't find a raging spirit like him in the world." Drasna said in a wise old lady tone.

"From what I saw, he has the heart of a true champion. So take it." Seibold suggested.

The four looked and decided on one answer.

A tap on the four POkéBalls as they all entered them.

Ash smiled wildly, holding all four in the air.

"Alright! I caught a four-in-one! An Espeon, An Absol, A Rhyperior and a BEartic!"

"PI-Pika!"

Ash was soon celebrating before turning to Seibold.

"So, can we continue that dinner when we got interrupted?" Ash asked.

Everyone facefaulted.

A battle like that and he was hungry?!

"I guess we could all use a meal." Seibold said with a sweatdrop.

They all chuckled good naturedly at that.

It was now time to leave and Ash boarded the plane with a smile.

"Made new friends, reunited with old ones and caught some new Pokémon." Ash said with a smile as he entered the cock pit

"You have to wonder what can make it better." Diantha added

Pikachu soon saw a sight and began to snicker.

"What's wrong, buddy?"

Pikachu then began to laugh harder as he pointed at the sight. The two looked where he was pointing and couldn't help but chuckle.

Incineroar and Gardevior were taking a nap on the couch, the psychic-types' head on the fire-types' shoulder.

"AWWWWWW!" The two champions said as they took pictures.

That woke them up. It took them two seconds to yelp and scoot away from each other in embarrassment.

"Aw, come on! Don't ruin the moment!" Ash whined.

"Yeah! That will be on the wall of memories!" Diantha added.

The two Pokémon's eyes twitched.

If we zoom out, you can see the plan cartoonishly being shifted everywhere in different directions.

The scene then shifts to both Ash, Pikachu and Diantha face down in pain.

"Maybe we pushed them too far…" Ash moaned in pain.

"Agreed." Diantha added.

Pikachu just moaned from the wastebasket he was in.

Man...Has things been hectic in the Pokémon community.

Ash had left the anime.

Pokémon Horizons debuted.

And S/V has released details over the knew DLC.

Now I finally got this chapter finished.

Now for the details.

Yeah, I did a wedding with Goodra and the blue Florges. I always figured during his time home, Goodra and Florges got close and fell in love, even being a father figure to Florges's Floette daughter, so now he is a step-father.

Plus Greninja is back! And he has a squad to take care of the vines. Here are my reasons.

Pidgeot: This is Ash's Pidgeot. People had wanted him to comeback and well, ask and ye shall recieve. He is the air support of the Battle Bonders
Espeon: People wanted Ash to catch an Espeon like Red, so why not? She is the brains of the crew
Absol: With this big disaster, a pokémon capable of sensing them is perfect. He is the scout of the crew
Rhyperior: This mainly came from inspiration from Shiro Tsubasa's Secret Power and The Man Known as nWore's Pokémon: Unleashed Power. Both having Ash using a Rhyperior as a tanky beast. And he is the juggernaut of the lot
Beartic: Finally is the unexpected terrain controller. This is the same one from Aim To be a Pokémon Master as the same one with problems controlling his ice powers, controlling the battlefield.

That's all for the Elite 4 and all that is left is the Galar Gyms. And I can use some help with them. I will release an omake about Prof. Oak increasing how many pokémon he can hold soon but right now? Enjoy the chapter!