Ash was in trouble.
It's been several hours since Serena and May have caught him with Caroline and the nurse (whose name he learned to be Jane), and after a few minutes where both Serena and May raged on him, Caroline and Jane, the two girls left the hospital room, then the hospital, and left Ash behind.
That was several hours ago, and ever since, neither of the two girls have returned, and he doesn't know where they went, or what they are doing. Caroline has tried to find them, and talk with the girls, especially, May, but she was out of luck.
Since she failed to find them, Caroline returned to the hospital, and talked with Ash about everything that happened, starting from the moment she met Serena and May, two days ago, and everything she learned that happened on the mountain.
Thus, Ash has learned that he has snapped, and almost caused the death of millions of people, because technically speaking, he was partly at fault for the volcano's eruption, and if not for a miracle, then he, Serena, May, and millions of other people from the surrounding cities and the Hoenn Region, would have been dead.
Ash felt really bad for that. He also felt bad for what he has done in the hospital with Caroline and Jane. Yes, he has enjoyed it immensely, but he has cheated on Serena and his other girlfriends, not to mention he has had sex with the mother of the girl he was traveling with, and the girl who was probably going to be another of his girlfriends in the future.
Ash didn't really think much about the Team Magma and Aqua members he has killed. He felt slightly bad for their Pokémon, he has killed, as he knew that they were not at fault and have only been following the orders of their masters, and as such, were technically innocent. Yet, with the trouble he is currently in with Serena and May, not to mention the trouble he will be in with his other girlfriends when they found out - if they already didn't, as he wouldn't be surprised if Serena called them and told them what he has done - Ash can't be bothered by the deaths of some enemy Pokémon. He was feeling sad for them, but that's about it.
When it comes to his other girlfriends, Ash was thinking about their reaction after they find out that he has had sex with two adult woman. He is sure that Leaf, would be annoyed, but not that much, as she is bisexual, and would find it hot, especially after she hears that Caroline and Jane have been having a lot of fun with each other, and not just with Ash.
Then there are Cynthia and Diantha. He has no idea how they would react. They are calm girls, and not easily annoyed or made angry, and that's exactly the problem, as he doesn't know what their reaction will be. For all he knew, they might explode, and neuter him… Ash shuddered at that thought. He doesn't want to imagine a life without his dick and balls. The thought of never again being able to enjoy the warmth, and tightness of a female mouth, pussy and buttholes, almost made him cry.
Then, there are Whitney and Zinnia. Whitney and he, didn't have a chance to spend a lot of time together, and out of all of his girlfriends, he knows her the least. Yes, they have talked a lot on the phone and through the massages, but there is only so much you can learn about someone like that. As such, Ash isn't sure how she will react, but he knows that she is very mellow, and bisexual, so she might be ok with it. As for his newest girlfriend, Zinnia, he knows that she is hotheaded, and that she can overreact sometimes, but judging by how she was so willing to become his girlfriend, even if she has to share him, Ash is sure that she won't overreact, and will just smile.
The biggest problem, is going to be Misty. Ash is sure of that. She is the most hotheaded of all of his girlfriends, and is easily angered. The moment she learns what Ash did, she will most likely blow her top, and Ash wouldn't be surprised if she marches all the way from Cerulean City, to the Hoenn Region, find him, then cut off his balls, and feeds them to him.
Ash again shuddered at that thought, and wept a little.
Ash sighed. "I'm in so much trouble." He said to himself, while seating on his hospital bed. He was still in the hospital, as the doctors wanted to do a full check-up on him, now that he was awake from the coma. They talked with him after the word got out that he was awake, and asked him what happened, but all he could say, is that he doesn't know. And it was the truth. At that point, he didn't know what has happened, as Caroline was searching for May and Serena, and only learned later when she returned. Jane simply didn't know what happened to him, just like the other doctors.
After he was interrogated and checked-up by the doctors, Ash was left in his bed, to wait for the release papers. In the meantime, he called his father, and talked to him about what happened, and what will happen from then on.
From Red, Ash got a theory that his Aura and Psychic powers are fighting each other, and using his anger to do it. The angrier he got, the easier for his powers to take over his mind.
Ash knew that there has never been any living being who had both powers at the same time. He never knew why, though. He always thought that it's just something natural, and that there isn't any real reason. It just is. But now, he guessed that the real reason why no, one person, has ever had Aura and Psychic powers, is because it's impossible for a human to have them both, and if by a miracle it does happen, that human will overtime, snap, and his powers will take over. Like it's currently happening with him.
From the moment Ash came up with this theory, he started thinking about how to deal with it, and how to stop himself from snapping, and doing, god knows what, and to whom. He could live with the fact that he has killed some criminals and their Pokémon, while in blind rage; but if he was ever to hurt those he cares about, while enraged, Ash doesn't even want to think what he would do.
Up there on the mountain, Ash has killed a bunch of people and Pokémon. They were all criminals, though, and while they didn't necessarily deserve to be killed, he isn't feeling sorry for them. But, Serena, and May were there, along with some dude, about whom, he learned from Caroline and Jane, who told him what they knew. And that's exactly the problem, Ash could have killed them all, and he wouldn't even know what he has done, until it was too late.
As such, Ash must find a way to deal with his anger, along with find a way to prevent his two powers from taking over his mind, every time he gets angry and loses it. He has promised himself that he will find a way to deal with his problems, no matter what, even if it's the last thing he ever does.
From then on, Ash thought about what Caroline and Jane told him of how it all ended. They told him about the light which stopped the eruption of the volcano, and Ash has spent a lot of time, thinking about it. He has no idea of what happened, what that light was, and who caused it. All he could think of was that it was some kind of Pokémon, but no matter how hard he was trying, he couldn't think of a single Pokémon, who can produce a light that powerful and which can do what it did, especially since that light not only stopped the volcano, and pretty much vanished all the fire, smoke and lava which were raining down, but it also affected him, and made him pass out, while he was enraged.
Technically speaking, it could be Arceus. It was known as the god of Pokémon, and the creator of the Universe. It was also the Pokémon, which has sent Mew all those years ago, to save Ash and awaken his powers. As such, it has an interest in Ash, and maybe it has decided to save Ash and all those innocent people who would have died because of the volcano eruption.
In the end, Ash had far too many question, and no answers. He will need to find the answers, if he wants to have a nice and peaceful life with his girls, and not have to worry about one day losing it, and killing everyone he comes across.
Surprisingly, Ash has discovered something very interesting this very morning, and he found it, without even searching for it.
It turns out that, sex, actually relaxes him, A LOT, which shouldn't be surprising, as he was pretty sure that it relaxes everyone, but after what he has did with Caroline and Jane, he was calmer and more relaxed then since that day in Saffron City, where he killed Proton. Since that day, his problems have started. Since that day, his anger has started showing up, and he knows that he has never had anger issues before that day. Since then, his anger has gone up and up as the time was passing, and as the problems and troubles with the criminals increased.
As such, Ash is sure that, if he keeps having sex, he will be calmer and more relaxed. Of course, finding the girls to have sex, isn't always that easy. The luck he had with Caroline and Jane, probably won't come again, if ever, and while he has several girlfriends, he will be lucky if he has even one, when they all hear from Serena about what he has done. On top of that, his girlfriends are all young. Even Cynthia and Diantha, who are the older of his girlfriends, are technically speaking, too young for sex. As such, they are all out of the question, when it comes to asking them to have sex. Then again, if he tells them about his problem, and his discovery, few of them, mainly Cynthia and Diantha, might agree to help him.
Ash gained a shit-eating grin on his face, at the thought of a naked Cynthia and Diantha, on top of each other, while he fucked the life out of them.
Few seconds later, Ash shock his head, and lost his smirk. It wouldn't do for him to be seen with that kind of smile on his face, if by some bad luck, someone comes into his hospital room at that moment.
Ash decided that it was time to talk with Serena and May, so he got up, and found his cloths in the drawer next to his hospital bed. He dressed himself, and left the hospital. He didn't care that he wasn't released yet. He has to find Serena and May, and talk with them. He doesn't know where the two went, though, but he has an idea where to start the search.
XXX
Serena and May were angry.
Usually, Serena has a very mild temper, and doesn't get angry that easily, if ever, but this time, she couldn't help herself.
May. on the other hand, is very hot-headed, and has a temper, so she does tend to get angry from time-to-time. Now though, she is angrier then she ever was.
The two girls have caught Ash having sex with two adult woman, and in a hospital bed, no less, where he should be because he was in a coma. But now, he wasn't in a coma. He woke up, and the first thing he did, was to fuck Caroline and Jane. The mere thought of that, made Serena and May bristle in anger.
Serena was angry at Ash, because even though the guy has several girlfriends to choose from - she being one of them - he went and had sex with two woman who are old enough to be his mother's. If he has had sex with any of his girlfriends, Serena wouldn't have been angry, as she is one of them, and knows that he will have to fuck his girlfriends at one point. She also knew that there were few girls before her, so she knew that he chances of being Ash's first, were practically nonexistent. So, she is not angry that he didn't chose her to have sex for the first time. She was angry that he didn't choose any of his girlfriends, but instead chose two woman, who are much older than him, and who he barely knows. Hell, from what she has seen after she caught them, Ash didn't even know Jane's name, when he had sex with her, and only learned when she introduced herself, after they were caught, and while she was shamelessly sucking his dick, right in front of the wide eyes of Serena and May.
That sight has enraged Serena, for the first time in her life. She then went, and slapped Ash across the face, before she run out of the room, with tears in her eyes.
As for May, she wasn't Ash's girlfriend, so she can't be mad at him for not choosing her. On the other hand, she can be mad at him for having sex with her mother, of all woman. Her newly divorced mother, has decided to fuck with a guy young enough to be her son, and Ash didn't seem to have anything against it, judging by the look of bliss he had on his face, when Serena and May caught him, and before he realized that he was caught.
It's even more infuriating for May that her mother, didn't seem to mind that she was caught. Yes, she felt embarrassed, and did try to cover herself, but she didn't feel sorry for having sex with Ash. She has said so herself. She even admitted that she would do it again, the first chance she got.
After those words, May run out of the room, and went to find Serena, while Ash, Caroline and Jane, stayed behind.
May knows that she has no reason to be angry at Ash, or her mother. Her mother is an adult person, and she was divorced, so she can do whatever she wants, and with whoever she wants. She can't be angry at Ash, because they were just friends, and even though he has had sex with her mother, May knows that both of them are free to do whatever they want, and no one can forbid them.
She was angry though, because she knows that Serena is Ash's girlfriend, and as good as her friend Ash is, May was closer to Serena then to Ash, as they are both girls. She was feeling sorry for Serena, who was crying for a while, because of what Ash did. She wanted to say something to help her, but she was ten years old. She barely knows what's going on to begin with, so she isn't the best person to help in this situation. All she could do at that point, was to be with Serena, and to try and help her in any way she can and Serena wants.
For several hours, Serena and May were seating in the forest, outside of the Lavaridge Town.
Serena went there after she left the hospital, as she wanted to be alone, but May ended up following her. Serena wasn't angry, though. She figured, having May around, can be a good thing.
A part of Serena wanted to be angry at May, for what her mother has done, but Serena couldn't be angry at May, as she knew that, whatever her mother has done, it wasn't May's fault. As such, she accepted May's company and the two spent hours in the forest, with Serena crying most of the time, and May doing as best she can to calm her down.
Eventually, Serena stopped crying, whipped off her tears, and decided on what to do.
XXX
Serena and May stood in front of a rather large gate, leading toward the even larger building.
This place, is Lavaridge Town gym. Serena has decided that she needs to clear her mind of Ash and what happened in the hospital, and so, she has decided that what she needs, is a Pokémon battle. May agreed with her, and so, they are now in front of the gym, looking for the gym leader.
"What can you tell me about this gym?" Serena asked May, as they were standing in front of the gym gate. The two have been calling for whoever was inside, for a few minutes, now, but no one was answering.
"I don't know anything, except that it's a Fire Type gym," May said, before she looked at Serena. "Didn't you say that you looked at some information on Hoenn Region, before you came here?"
Serena nodded. "I did. But I only looked at the Pokémon, native to the Hoenn Region. I didn't look at anything else. Usually, HE knows everything we need, so I didn't think it was necessary."
May noticed that Serena referred to Ash, as 'HE', instead of by his name, and wondered for how long, Serena is going to be angry at him. She wondered, how is their journey even going to continue, if Serena doesn't speak to Ash, while she herself, isn't sure if she wants to be around him. At least not for awhile.
"Well, I guess we should start learning as much as we could," May said, drawing Serena's attention. "Ash might not always be around, and we don't want to be in trouble, when he is not."
Serena had to agree with that, though she felt pain in her chest, the moment May said that Ash might not be always around her. She has been traveling with Ash for awhile, and she can't imagine being anywhere without him. The six months she spent in Kalos Region, before she came to Hoenn, were very long and hard, as Ash wasn't around.
Serena wondered, for the first time that day, what she is going to do from now on, because she is angry at Ash, and doesn't want to be around him, yet at the same time, she doesn't want to be away from him.
She had a problem.
Before she had more time to think of her problem, Serena and May heard a voice.
"HOT, HOT, HOT, HOT, HOT!" Serena and May watched in fascination, as the red-haired teenage girl, wearing blue pants, black top, and green coat, along with a red belt and black boots, was running around the yard of the gym, while the back of her jacket, was set on fire.
She was running from one side to the other, yelling, as the fire on her coat was burning it. Serena and May were confused by the situation, and wondered, why the girls doesn't simply take of her jacket, as it's the only thing on fire.
Serena sighed, and decided to take a pity on the girl. "Corphish, come out, and use Bubble Beam!"
Serena's, water type, came out of the Poke Ball, and fired a bunch of blue bubbles from his pincer. The bubbles hit the running girl, drenching her in water, but dosing off the flames on the back of her jacket.
The girl stood there for a few seconds, a confused expression on her face, before she sighed. "What a relief." She then smirked, before she took off her jacked, and threw it away. "Thank you!"
Serena and May looked at the girl, before they looked at each other, and both sighed. "You are welcome." Serena said, and then May asked.
"How did your jacket get on fire, anyway?"
"I was training with Mag and Meg." The girl said.
"And they are?" Serena questioned.
Suddenly, two Pokémon appeared next to the girl, who bent down, and hugged them. "They are my Slugma," the girl said. "We were training together, trying to get them stronger to evolve, when a Flamethrower caught me by accident," she then took one more look at May and Serena, before she asked. "Who are the two of you, anyway, and what are you doing here?"
"My name is Serena," Serena introduced herself first. "This is my friend, May. I'm here for a gym battle."
The girl noticed something strange about Serena and May, but she couldn't quite figure it out, what it was. The moment she heard that they are there for a gym battle, she smiled brightly, and jumped.
"Finally, a challenger," she shouted, wearing a big smile on her face! She looked very enthusiastic, as she approached Serena and May. "I've been waiting so long for a challenger! I'm Flannery!" She offered her hand for shake, and Serena took it, before May did the same.
"A gym battle, finally," Flannery still seemed to be high! "And it's all mine."
Serena and May looked at each other, again, before they looked at the red-haired girl, who seems to be a gym leader. To Serena and May, she doesn't look like any gym leader they've seen before. Flannery seems overly enthusiastic about the gym battle. Much more than any other gym leader, the two girls have encountered so far, Serena more than May.
Flannery then proceeded, and released her Torkoal, while Serena and May rose their eyebrows. They were surprised that Flannery has a Torkoal, but then again, this is a Fire Gym, so it's not that weird for a fire gym leader to have a fire Pokémon like Torkoal.
Flannery threw a piece of coal at her Torkoal, who ate it, before it released smoke from its nose and the back. Serena was surprised by this, as she didn't have this info about Torkoal, and filed it away in her mind, to do it for her Torkoal.
Serena looked at Flannery, who seemed pumped-up for the battle. She rose her eyebrows. "Aren't we supposed to have a gym battle in, you know… a gym?" Serena asked, and Flannery suddenly looked-like the wind was taken off her sails. She smiled and rubbed the back of her head.
"Yeah, sorry about that," she said. "You are right. All gym battles are fought on an official field."
Serena and May gave Flannery a deadpan looks. "How can she be a gym leader?" Serena wondered, while May thought. "She is the weirdest gym leader I've ever seen."
XXX
A few minutes later, Serena and May sighed, as they stood at the battle field, of the Lavaridge Town. The problem is… it was ruined and full of holes.
"What in the devil happened here?" May wondered out loud, causing both Serena and Flannery to hear her.
"I've never seen a battlefield in such a sorry state." Serena threw in a comment of her own, which was also heard by Flannery, who slumped down a little. She didn't like hearing what Serena and May were saying, but she knew that she can't blame them, and it's her fault that the field is like this. It is her job to repair it if it was damaged.
"Yeah," Flannery spoke. "I've sorry about this, but my opponent in the last battle liked to use, Dig, a lot, and I was so caught-up in training my Slugma that I forgot to repair the field after the battle."
XXX
After that, Flannery invited Serena and May to her house, where she gave them some refreshments, which the two girls really needed, as the Lavaridge Town, is really hot, being located not far from the desert, and at the base of the volcano.
"So, can you tell us about the rules of your gym, Flannery," Serena asked, as she took a sip of the juice, Flannery gave her, and sighed in relief, as she was really hot and thirsty. She hasn't drunk anything since this morning, before she… Serena stopped her thoughts, as she didn't want to think of Ash and what she saw.
Flannery gained a thoughtful expression, before she said. "Grandpa always used to change the rules, based on his opponents."
"How can you be a gym leader, when you don't even know the rules of your own gym?" Serena had to ask. She usually wouldn't, but she was really angry because of what happened earlier, and she can't help herself.
"I'm a Lavaridge gym leader," Flannery shouted, with a smile on her face! She didn't seem to have noticed Serena's annoyance, and if she did, she didn't seem to care. "For a three whole days!"
Serena and May almost choked on their drinks, when they heard this. "Three days," May almost shouted! "Are you kidding me?"
"No, I'm telling the truth," Flannery said. "Before that, it was my grandpa, who was the gym leader." She then went and told the story of her grandpa, and how he suddenly got interested in Pokémon poetry, and decided to go on a journey, to write his own Pokémon poetry. Thus, she was left to run the gym.
"With almost the whole village there to say goodbye to him, grandpa was off," Flannery finished the story of her grandpa. "That was three days ago."
"Well, that would explain how you are a gym leader, when you barely know anything about it." Serena commented, and Flannery had to agree.
"Well then," May spoke. "I guess we can help you clean-up the battlefield, so that you and Serena can have your gym battle."
Serena agreed, as she wanted to have this battle as soon as possible, and she guessed that this will help her clear her mind off of things she didn't want to think about.
Flannery thanked the two girls for the offer, and after they finished their juices, they were off to clean up the battlefield.
XXX
Outside of the Lavaridge Town, on a rock hill, an old man was standing wearing a fake wig and mustache, along with sun glasses. He looks like he was trying to disguise himself, even though there was no one around. At least that's what he thought.
"Damn it, Flannery," the old man said, as he was looking through the binoculars, at Flannery, Serena and May, who were currently fixing the battlefield, with the help of their Pokémon. "You didn't even fix the battlefield, even though it's your job to do it. And now your opponents are helping you. I knew that I should have made sure to teach you better. Damn it!"
What the old man didn't know, is that Ash is also there, and was sitting on the boulder, above the old men. He has arrived there even before the old man, and has noticed him as soon as he shoved up, while the man in disguise, didn't seem to have noticed Ash.
Ash was fine with that, as it gave him the chance to see who this old man was, and what was it that he was planning.
Ash also watched as Serena and May were helping a gym leader fix the battlefield, and couldn't help but chuckle at the new gym leader. From what he can see, she doesn't seem to be ready to be a gym leader, and was wondering what Old Man Moore was thinking, when he left her there.
Ash didn't even know that Moore was no longer the gum leader, until just moments ago, when he overheard some people talking about it, while he was on the way to the cliff. As such, he doesn't know who this new girl is, and how good at Pokémon battling, she really is, but judging by the first sight, she doesn't seem to be ready for it. Then again, Ash might be wrong, and she could be good at battling. He knows that Moore wouldn't have left her, if she doesn't have skills to be a gym leader.
Sometime later, the old man moved away from his position, and took another in the forest, just outside of the gym. He was currently watching as Serena and May were helping Flannery find the Lavaridge Gym badges, as Flannery doesn't know where they were.
Ash has also approached, so he can better see what's going on, and so he can keep an eye on the old man. By now he knows that the old man, is the old man Moore, but he was wondering why he was there, and not on the journey like he was supposed to be. "Maybe he was just worried about his granddaughter," Ash mused. "I know I would be if I left my granddaughter, to be a gym leader, without her being prepared for it."
Ash then watched as Moore changed his disguise, and went to the gym, coming out few minutes later, with a smirk on his face. Not long after, Ash saw that Flannery was holding a case with gym badges in it, and knew right away, what the old man has done. Ash smirked, and thought that Moore, truly is one funny guy.
Ash almost laughed, when not long after, Moore had to disguise himself once again, in order to act as the judge for the match between Flannery and Serena, when it was discovered that Flannery doesn't have a judge for the match, as the regular judge, took off on a vacation, right after old man Moore left.
In the end, Moore, disguised as a judge, helped the three girls to fix the battlefield, so that Serena and Flannery could have their gym battle.
By the time the battlefield was fixed and battle ready, it was already late in the afternoon, and Moore advised Flannery and Serena, that they should take the rest of the day off, to relax, and then Serena can come back tomorrow for her gym battle.
Serena wasn't necessarily happy with that, but in the end, she accepted it, as she knew that it's best to let her Pokémon rest, as they did help with fixing the battlefield. She can also use some rest, as today was a long day for her, and she was tired.
And so, Serena and May left the gym, and went back to the Pokémon Center, to rest for the night, before tomorrow morning, right after breakfast, they will come back, so Serena can finally have her fifth gym battle in the Hoenn Region.
As for Ash, seeing that there will not be any battle that day, he went back to the hospital, to pick up his release papers, before he also heads to the Pokémon Center.