Pokemon: Pikachu, Squirtle, Lapras, Absol, Totodile, Shiinotic, Goodra, Florges, Floette, Raticate
"Nice! I hope to greet you there, Ivy!"
Ash had just gotten off the phone with the main professor on the Orange Islands and now everything was now finalised for he and Pikachu's trip. Both of them were eager to go back to the place where they had their proper victory against a top trainer.
"Alright, Pikachu. I just got off the phone with Professor Ivy. She is willing to greet us at Valencia Island and also we will be meeting up with the old GYm Leaders as well." he said with a grin.
"Pika!" Pikachu cheered.
"I see you are gearing up for your trip to the Orange Islands."
Turning around, Ash saw the smiling figure of Professor Oak.
"Yep. I can't wait to see the islands again. Had such a fun time taking on the gyms and that awesome battle with Drake!' He said with glee. 'Man, I hope I get to rematch him!" Ash said with a grin.
"Pikapi!" Pikachu agreed. His Dragonite was one of the toughest bastards in the damn yard. He got lucky with that final thunder.
"Well, if you are going, then may you bring Goodra, Florges and Floette along with you?" Oak asked.
"Huh?" Ash asked in confusion.
"Well from what I heard from Drasna, your Goodra and Florges are married but no honeymoon? Why don't you take them along?"
Ash thought about it. He may not know much about romance but he knew that his two Kalos lovebirds do need some time together. And maybe he can have Floette come along as well.
While Goodra and Florges are away, he could spend some time with Floette as there is someone that won't mind.
"Sure, I can do that." He said with a grin.
Soon, Ash began to brainstorm on who he should bring along for the ride.
This will be some trip.
The ferry arrived on Valencia Island, where a familiar figure was waiting for the duo.
"Hey there, Ash!" A voice called them.
The figure was a beautiful 29-year-old woman with a dark plum bob cut and lowered brown eyes. Her toned body was like that of a swimmer, shown in the blue swimsuit under the white lab coat.
"Hey, Professor Ivy!" Ash said as he and Pikachu bound to the beautiful professor.
"Great to see you.' She said with a smile. 'Wanna come inside?" She asked.
"Sure!"
With that, Ash followed the professor into the lab, where a set of triplets with brown hair in pigtails and glasses, dressed in flower printed shirts were there, cleaning the lab.
"Professor?"
"What are you doing here?
"And is that the new Alola Champion?"
They said in sync.
"Yep. I just want to talk to Ash about something important." She said, confusing the two.
What did she mean by that?
Soon, they were out in Ivy's field, where several Pokémon were chilling in the sun.
"So, what do you need?" Ash asked.
"You are known to take in Pokémon that have nowhere to go, right?" She asked.
"Well…kinda?" Ash began as he thought about the few Pokémon he caught. Some of them were pretty much wanderers due to bad trainers and they latched onto him.
"Cool. See, I need you to do me a favour.' She said as she then whistled. 'There is a Pokémon that I want you to take in."
Soon, slow pattering caught Ash's ears. When the cause arrived, Ash just looked confused.
It was an orange rat with a creamy underbelly and tail, narrow eyes and large teeth. But it looked worn down and sullen.
"A Raticate?" Ash asked in confusion. Pikachu moved forward to have a better look before his eyes widened in realisation.
"PIKA?! PIKA PIKA!" He said.
"What's wrong, Pikachu…?' Ash asked but then he looked at the Raticate for a few more seconds before his eyes widened in realisation. 'Hold on! That's the Raticate I traded Butterfree that one time!"
"You recognised it?" Ivy asked.
"Yeah. Why is it here?" He asked.
Ivy's eyes took a sullen look before she sighed.
"Some time ago, his original trainer left his Pokémon with me. He wanted to go somewhere but he needed extra space, so he dropped them off here. Fast forward a few days, I received a call stating that there was a freak storm that toppled a ship…"
Ash then cut her off.
"And his trainer was on it?"
Ivy nodded.
"YEah. He didn't make it. Raticate found out and he's been like this ever since. When Oak called me, saying you were visiting, I was hoping that you could help get his groove back."
Ash and Pikachu were silent. He was no stranger to Pokémon experiencing death.
Hell, he nearly died and was killed then brought back to life himself. But it was never easy. So, he made a decision.
"I will." Ash said as they approached the sullen rat.
"Rati…?" Raticate looked up and saw the smiling face of Ash.
"Hey. Remember me?" He asked.
"Raticate." He said in a neutral tone.
"I uhh…heard what happened with your previous trainer." He said with a frown.
Raticate lowered his head in depression.
"Listen. I know that I only had you for like twenty minutes back on the SS Anne, but I'm not the kind of guy that will just leave a Pokémon while they are grieving. So, what do you say? I can help you if you want it."
Raticate looked unsure before Pikachu came up to him.
Pokéspeech Activated
"Trust me, dude. Ash will help you." Pikachu said with confidence.
"I don't know…My old trainer had flare and great stories to tell. It won't be the same." Raticate said, unsure.
"HA! Trust me, if you role with us, you are gonna have adventures that will blow your mind from rampaging Pokémon to legendary encounters! Role with us, if you feel like seeing the real stuff only the luckiest will get!" Pikachu said with a grin.
Raticate was silent before he nodded his head.
"OK…if you say so."
PokéSpeech Ended
"Raticate!"
"You wanna come with me?" Ash asked as the rat nodded his head.
Ivy handed his PokéBall as Ash pointed it to Raticate, the red beam sending him into the capsule. Both Ash and Pikachu smiled as they said:
"Thanks, Ivy."
Soon, they took a boat to an island with a small collection of building near the front and a huge mountain at the back.
"Wow. Mikan Island. The first place where we got our first Orange Island badge. This brings back memories, right Pikachu?"
Pikachu nodded with a Pika.
"You know, someone else should be out for this as well." He said as he threw a PokéBall into the air.
Coming out was a tiny blue turtle with a brown and white shell. He quickly put on a pair of shades that were triangular.
"Squirtle!"
Ash knelt down next to Squirtle.
"Hey, Squirtle. Wanna visit a certain surfer girl?" He asked.
"Squirt!"
Soon, the trio walked to where the Gym was: A humble blue building with a red tile room near the beach.
That is when he stopped and saw a coconut on the ground.
"Really?' He deadpans along with Pikachu 'This old gag?" He then kicked the coconut away and stepped back as the bucket fell.
"Aw what?! HOW?!" A voice spoke, with it being a tanned 13-year-old boy with spiky black hair and brown eyes, wearing a yellow t-shirt, red shorts and sandals coming out with an angry expression.
"Senta, you did this last time. YOu think I'm dumb enough to fall for it a second time?" He said.
"Aw man! When I heard our Orange Islander was coming back after becoming the Alola Champion, I was eager to relieve an old prank!" He pouted before he yelped as he was grabbed by the ear of a 25-year-old woman with red hair in a ponytail, grey eyes and was dressed in a black tank top and pink sarong with sandals.
"You better get back to your room before I make you relieve me spanking your ass!" She yelled as she twisted it, making him scream in terror.
"OW OW OW! MY EAR!" He yelped before he was thrown to the side before she approached Ash.
"Hey Cissy." He said with a grin.
"Sup, Islander. Heard you are a big time champion now." She replied back.
"Yep."
"Say, wanna head to the beach? We can talk about it there." She asked and Ash agreed as he and his Pokémon followed her to the beach.
As Ash, Senta, Cissy and Pikachu were chilling by the beach, Squirtle was busy having a nice swim with a medium sized blue seahorse with a cream belly and a snout plus a jagged head crest.
"I see Seadra having a ball." She said with a grin as she saw her Pokémon shooting blasts of water at Squirtle who was dodging each one.
"Yep. Nothing like a nice swim in the hot island sun." Ash said with a grin.
Unknown to the two, Seadra was actually shooting in vengeance at Squirtle, still sore about the tie a long time ago.
"Speaking of sun, I heard Alola is a sun filled paradise. Is that true?" She asked.
"Oh yeah! Crystal blue oceans, white sandy beaches, amazing sweet treats! And there are a ton of awesome Pokémon there as well!" He said with a grin.
"Oh really? Question. They do any surfing there?" She asked.
"Yep! Especially with MAntines" He replied.
"You know, you must've done some right?" She asked.
Ash knew the tone.
"Are you challenging me?" He taunted.
"Are you gonna chicken out?" She replied back with a smirk.
Soon the two threw two PokéBalls into the air.
"Blastoise, Surf's up!"
"Lapras, I choose you!"
Soon Lapras and a large turtle with cannons out of its shoulders appeared.
"Blast!" The turtle bellowed.
"Laap!" Lapras replied.
"Into the ocean! It's surfing time!" Ash and Cissy said with grins as the two water types dove into the ocean.
Ash and Cissy went onto their backs and soon said two words:
"Surf's up!"
With that, the two surfed across the ocean at high speed, enjoying the rush of the sea air through their hair.
"This feels like old time, right Ash?!" She yelled.
"Yep! And I think you should remember this! Lapras, Ice Beam!" He ordered as Lapras fired an Ice BEam at the ocean, freezing it before sliding onto it and riding the ice. Deciding to be cheeky, Lapras then tilted upward before sliding into the air, making a curved ice sculpture sliding high before he did a one-handed handstand on the shell before another ice beam formed another ice path as they slid away.
Cissy and Blastoise watched with dumbfounded looks and blinking eyes.
"Wow. I knew he was unpredictable but…did not see that coming…" She remarked.
"Blast…" Her partner agreed.
Soon, they arrived at the beach, having ice cold drinks after some surfing fun in the sun.
"That was some trick with the Ice Beam, Islander." She said with a smile.
"Hey, what can I say? I'm unpredictable." He said with a grin.
"You better not give the others heart attacks like that." She asked.
"Ha! Not gonna happen!" He said with a laugh.
Both chuckled as they drank their drinks in one fell swoop.
The next island had a large mountain right in the middle, reaching the clouds. As Ash and Pikachu were waiting at the POkémon center, they looked at the mountain.
"I wonder if the top of the mountain is as snowy as last time?" He had to ask.
"Pika." Pikachu shrugged his shoulders.
"Oh, it is. I'm just lucky it ain't winter."
Turning around, he saw an adult in his late 20s, dressed in a blue shirt under a beige sweater vest, jeans and mountain boots with a large backpack on his back. He had short auburn hair and black eyes.
"Hey, Danny!"
Danny approached the two by their table with a grin.
"So, how has it been islander?" HE asked.
"OK, first off, everything has been great. Got recognised as the champion of Alola and made new friends. Secondly, Islander?" He had to ask.
"Yep. It's a nickname given to those that won the Orange Island League. Drake was the last one."
"Huh.' Ash said in realisation. 'Learn something new everyday."
"Anyways, you wanna go mountain climbing with me?" He asked. Ash just smiled
Soon, the group went to the base of the mountain, all prepared to start climbing.
"Hang on.' Ash said, holding a PokéBall. 'In case we run into trouble, Absol, I choose you!" He said as he threw the PokéBall.
Absol appeared, shaking his fur.
"SOL!"
"OK, Absol. Me and Danny are going to climb this mountain and I want you to be the point guard. Anything comes our way, let us know and we'll take care of it." He instructed.
"Sol!" Absol nodded.
"And just in case, you'll have back up' Danny said as he threw his PokéBall 'Graveler, let's go!"
Out came a small pile of gravel with four arms.
"Graveler!" He bellowed.
"COme on! Let's go!" Danny said as they all made their way up the mountain.
It was tiring and long. There were a few incidents. Ash nearly slid down the mountain but Absol managed to push him back up and carried him to where Danny was. An Onix soon came and roared but Pikachu used Iron Tail while Graveler used Rock Smash to send it packing.
Soon, Absol suddenly paused and sensed something coming. The answer? A goddamn avalanche.
"OH, COME ON! HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!" Ash yelled as they screamed in terror.
"I HAVE NO CLUE!" Danny agreed as they managed to enter a cave and waited for it to pass.
"Hope that doesn't happen again…" Danny asked.
"With my luck…" Ash muttered to himself.
Absol had to blink as he caught his breath. If this was his life with his new trainer, it may be interesting.
Soon, they reached the top and once again, they got to view the greatest sight in the world of Pokémon: The gorgeous sunset.
Ash, Pikachu, Danny, Graveler and Absol all sat as they admired the view.
"The main reason I ever do mountain climbing. To see this." He said with a sigh.
"Yep. When you journey, seeing the natural sights like this make it all worthwhile. Makes you realise that the world we live in isn't a bad place like people say…but an awesome one."
Danny agreed as Pikachu, GRaveler and Absol let serene smiles show as they felt at ease.
"Hot chocolate?" Danny asked, handing him a flask.
"YEah…" Ash agreed as they drank their fill.
Trovita Island was next. It looked like a regular island except for the spires out by the ocean. But that wasn't the destination he was after.
It was late at night as a couple of hours ago, he received an invitation from Rudy to his dance club.
"Wonder where Rudy is?" He muttered to himself. This time he had two more Pokémon with him. Shiinotic and a tiny blue baby bipedal crocodile with red spines on its back.
"Totodile!" Totodile rasped as he began to dance.
"Shii…" Shiinotic began to do a hula dance as well.
"I can see you two are eager to get your groove on." Ash said.
Soon, a limo arrived and out of the back came a man in his early 20s with short auburn hair and black eyes, dressed in a black shirt under a beige vest, slacks and black dress shoes.
"Ash!" He said.
"Rudy!" He replied.
The two then did a hi-five as they greeted each other.
"Shall we get going?" He asked as he allowed Ash and his Pokémon to enter the limo as it sped off to where the night club was.
Entering the front, Ash and his Pokémon were greeted by bright, colourful lights and the sound of techno music as people and Pokémon were getting their groove on.
"Wow!" Ash said as his Pokémon quickly moved to the beat. Totodile was jumping and dance stepping on his back on the dance floor with everyone hooting at his moves, Shiinotic was doing an elegant hula dance with a green gecko with a red belly and Pikachu was on his back spinning like a record disc.
"Come on!" Rudy said as he led him on the stage.
"EVERYONE, LISTEN UP!" Rudy said as he spoke into the microphone.
"I would like to announce the return…of the Orange Islander!" He said as everyone cheered as Ash waved his hands, slightly nervous about it.
"Now, I want to celebrate this occasion by having Ash sing any song for the crowd."
"WHAT?!" ASh said as his eyes bugged out of his skull.
"Come on! We're in a club! You gotta have some pipes!" He said.
ASh was given the microphone as he looked at the songs. He wasn't sure which one, less he looked like a tool.
Then his eyes widened at one and smiled.
"I pick this one!"
(Acacia - Bump of Chicken)
Soon, everyone heard gentle piano playing before a few guitar chords played. Everyone felt their adventurous spirits rise at the sound as Ash then began to sing.
[Verse 1]
Toumei yori mo kirei na
Ano kagayaki wo tashikame ni ikou
Sou yatte hajimattan da yo
Tama ni wasureru hodo tsuyoi riyuu
As he began to sing the verse one, he kept still before he started to tap his feet as the drums came and the chords increased in speed.
Tsumetai ame ni nureru toki wa
Ashioto kurabe sawagi nagara ikou
Taiyou no kawari ni uta wo
Kimi to boku to sekai no koe de
Everyone began to dance as well, with Pikachu, Totodile and Shiinotic appearing on stage and grooving to the beat as they performed on the stage.
[Pre-Chorus]
Itsuka kimi wo mitsuketa toki ni
Kimi ni boku mo mitsukete morattan da na
Ima me ga aeba warau dake sa
Kotoba no sotogawa de
With that, Ash began to point his finger at the audience, clearly enjoying himself as he sung. Then chorus came and he soon, threw his hat to Rudy, banging his head.
[Chorus 1]
Gooru wa kitto mada dakedo mou shinu made itai basho ni iru
Tonari de (Tonari de) kimi no soba de
Tamashii ga koko da yo tte sakebu
Naitari warattari suru toki kimi no inochi ga yureru toki
Dare yori (Chikaku de) tokutouseki de
Boku mo onaji you ni iki wo shiteitai
Oh yeah, yeah, woah
Soon Ash began to jump and dance on the stage, singing his heart out. This song brought back memories of his journey.
Kimi no ippo wa boku yori tooi
Machigai naku kimi no sugoi tokoro
Ashiato wa boku no hou ga ooi
Machigai naku boku no sugoi tokoro
Oh yeah, yeah, woah
Makkura yami ga kowai toki wa
Kowasa wo kurabe fuzake nagara ikou
Taiyou ga nakutatte arukeru
Kimi to terasu sekai ga mieru
Soon, everyone began to dance as Ash sung the song, clearly enjoying the vibe of the song.
Ienai koto kikanai mama de
Kienai kizu no imi shiranai mama de
Demo me ga aeba waraeru no sa
Namida wo hasande mo
Korondara te wo kashite morau yori mo
Yasashii kotoba erande morau yori mo
Tonari de (tonari de) shinjite hoshii nda
Doko made mo issho ni ikeru to
Tsui ni tadori tsuku sono toki
Yume no shoutai ni fureru toki
Kanarazu (chikaku de) ichiban soba de
Kimi no me ni utsuru keshiki ni itai
Ano kagayaki wo
Kimi ni aeta kara mieta
Ano kagayaki wo
Tashikame ni ikou
[Chorus 2]
Donna saigo ga matteiyou to mou hanasenai te wo tsunaida yo
Tonari de (Tonari de) kimi no soba de
Tamashii ga koko ga ii to sakebu
Soshite riyuu ga hikaru toki
Bokura wo riyuu ga dakishimeru toki
Dare yori (Chikaku de) tokutouseki de
Boku no mita kimi wo kimi ni tsutaetai
Kimi ga iru koto wo kimi ni tsutaetai
[Outro]
Sou yatte hajimattan da yo
Sou yatte hajimattan da yo
Oh yeah, yeah, woah
When it stopped, Ash simply pointed to the crowd and in unison, they all yelled out:
"GOTCHA!"
Ash panted as he heard the cheers, making him smile.
"Now, that! Was epic!" Rudy said.
"Thanks." He continued to pant, drinking a glass of soda Rudy gave him. Soon, he began to dance with everyone until midnight.
Ash was taken back to the centre by Rudy, as the young trainer was exhausted.
"Thanks for the ride." He said with a tired smile. Pikachu, Totodile and Shiinotic was in his arms, asleep
"No prob, Islander. Just get some sleep. And hey, you rocked it out there." HE said as he drove away.
Ash went inside the centre and laid on the bed with a smile on his face.
If there was one thing to describe the island, it was like an island resort, with a multitude of buildings, restaurants and many tourists at the beach.
And Ash was at the hotel where he scored the final badge.
Sitting at a nearby café, Ash and Pikachu were enjoying two ice cold sodas while Ash read the brochure. Apparently, there was a new addition to the hotel
"Pokémon…Honeymoon suite? Perfect for any POkémon couples to spend time together." He read with interest.
"Pika?"
"Yeah, apparently Luana built this place for pokémon couples. Guess we have a good place for Goodra and Florges."
Suddenly, a limo arrived in front of the two and the window rolled down to reveal an adult woman with a red bobcut and blue eyes.
"Luana?!" Ash exclaimed.
"Hi Ash. Wanna ride to the hotel?"
"Hell yeah!" He exclaimed as he paid the bill and left with Luana. The waiter came out and saw the empty glasses and the three P$10 bills on the table with a note saying: "Thanks for the drinks! Keep the change!"
"Well, he was kind enough to not dine and dash…" He said to himself, picking them up before heading inside.
The limo then arrived at the hotel, where Ash had to bend his head high just to get a better view of it.
"Man, it doesn't look like it's changed from the outside." He remarked.
"Ah young islander, don't judge something by the outward appearance. We actually renovated the inside a lot more." She said as they entered the building, seeing the hotel staff and tourists go about their business.
"Oh, yeah. I read about a honeymoon suite for Pokémon? I have a recently married pair that could use the experience and…" Ash asked but was cut off.
"Say no more. I'll have some of the staff show them to the area."
Ash smiled as he threw three PokéBAlls into the air, revealing Goodra, Florges and Floette.
"Goodra and Florges, what do you say to some quality time together? I know you two haven't had a honeymoon yet, so I figured a place like this would be great."
Goodra and Florges looked at each other before agreeing with smiles. Ever since the wedding, they hadn't had a chance to enjoy just each other's company as they were busy caring for Floette.
"Flo?" Floette asked herself.
"Hey, no worries. You'll spend time with your Uncle Ash."
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"Hun, you hear that? An Island paradise, just for us." Goodra exclaimed excitedly.
Florges giggled.
"I know dear.' she moved closer, placing her hands on his chest with a doe-eyed look in her eyes. 'Maybe a 'Petal Dance' will be at the end of the day."
Goodra blushed but grinned, pulling his wife closer.
"I cannot wait."
The two were about to kiss when Floette coughed. The two turned to their daughter, who was glaring at them with a pout.
"I'm right here."
Florges then floated to Floette, placing her hands on her shoulders.
"My apologies but we were hoping to have some fun with each other, you understand right?" She asked.
"Yeah, I know." Floette relented.
"Now be good to Ash and Pikachu.' Goodra said with a stern look, which then shifted to a deadpan stare. 'Who am I kidding? Knowing Ash, he would probably encounter Moltres just by chilling on the beach…" He muttered
"You can't be serious." Florges said to her husband with a raised brow.
"Trust me, with Ash? Get ready for a life of chaos."
The two flower girls giggled at that.
PokéSpeech Ended
The concierge then took Goodra and Florges to the honeymoon area, while Ash, Pikachu and Florges remained.
"So, Ash? Wanna try out the pool?" Luana asked.
All three grinned at that.
"YAHOO/PIKA/FLOETTE!"
All three dove straight into the pool as they swam around in the ice cool water. Pikachu was in a rubber ring and Floette used her flower as a makeshift boat.
"This is paradise!" Ash said as he swam.
"Pikachu!" Pikachu agreed as he laid in his floatie.
"Flo!" Floette agreed as she summoned an orb of water that exploded before summoning a pink wind to blow them away, making a cool mist.
"Nice!" Ash said, feeling the cool breeze and sighed in relief.
Pikachu then used his tail to send a trail of water to Ash and Floette.
"Oh, so you want to water fight, huh?" Ash said as he and Floette let gleams show in their eyes.
Pikachu showed one as well.
Suddenly.
"AAAHHH!"
All of them began to splash each other with water at rapid fire, laughing with glee each time.
Soon, the two exited the pool, feeling refreshed and relaxed while ignoring the grumbles from the pool boys as they mopped up the water.
Soon, the three took a nature walk along the small grove of trees, watching as a lot of Pokémon swung from tree to tree to others just scurrying along the floor.
"Man, look at these Pokémon." Ash said with a smile.
Pikachu agreed while Floette went floating into another direction. As she was looking and floating, she ended up catching the eye of a bundle of blue vines with red feet and a pair of eyes.
Curious, she floated down and greeted it.
"Floette." She said with a smile.
"Tangela!" He spoke in a deep tone.
Soon, Floette bumped into him and started to float away, cheering with Tangela's eyes turning into upside down U's as he began to chase her. Both began to laugh as they ran/floated along the trail.
As Ash was walking, he heard the sound of laughter, seeing Floette and Tangela coming.
"Floette! And a Tangela?" He questioned.
The two ran into Ash, who looked interested.
"I see you made a new friend." He said with a grin.
"Floette!" The flower said with a smile.
"Tangela?" Tangela asked in confusion, tilting his body a bit.
"Say, why don't you come along? We're heading to the beach." He said, pointing a thumb behind him.
Tangela let out a 'Tan!' as he followed the group to the beach.
When they got there, Floette's eyes widened as she saw her parents laying on the beach, Florges on her husband's body while the slug laid in the sand. Both looking at each other with loving looks. They were about to share a kiss when they heard Floette come.
"Flooo…!" She cheered as her parents stood up.
"Florges?!/Goodra?!" They exclaimed.
Ash, Pikachu and Tangela came rushing to them.
"Hey, what a coincidence." He said with a nervous smile as Goodra and Florges had annoyed looks on their faces. Even Floette saw the annoyed look on their faces and got the message
"So…we'll just be playing by the sand over there!" He said quickly as they made their way to the area in the hurry, leaving the two. Both decided to resume their little cuddle while Ash, Pikachu, Floette and Tangela played in the sand.
Soon, Ash and his Pokémon were done for the day, eager to head back.
"That was some trip." He said with a smile. Everyone agreed.
"Come on, guys. Let's head back." He said. As they began to walk, a certain bundle of vines spoke.
"Tan!"
"Huh?"
Everyone saw Tangela from earlier look with wide eyes.
"What's wrong, Tangela?"
"Tan! Tangela!" He spoke as he nudged towards Floette, who tilted in confusion.
Luckily, Ash knew what he wanted.
"I see…you don't wanna be separated from your new friend." He said with a grin.
"Tan!" Tangela nodded.
"Well then, why don't you come with us?" He asked, holding a PokéBall.
Tangela was overjoyed and leapt into the air as Ash threw the capsule, the ball hitting him as he then went inside. It shook once, twice and three times before it clicked and sparkled to signify the capture.
Holding it in the air, Ash said: "I just caught a Tangela!" He cheered with everyone also cheering.
Soon, they headed back to the hotel room, ready to sleep for the night.
Pummelo Island.
A large resort like island with many small houses near the beach and a large grove of trees surrounding the area.
What made it stand out was the large gladiatorial like stadium on the highest point on the island.
And Ash was looking at the area with nostalgia.
"Can't believe it's been six years…" He mused with Pikachu agreeing with him.
He then entered the arena, where he was greeted by the receptionist
"Hello! Welcome to Pummelo Stadium-' His eyes widened as she saw Ash. 'Oh my! Islander Ash?! I didn't know it was you!"
"Hi! Um, is Drake around?"
"Of course! He's actually at the battlegrounds. He's been waiting for you."
"Thanks!"
With that, Ash and Pikachu made their way to where Drake was.
Standing in the center of the battlegrounds, A man in his late 20
s with spiky black hair and brown eyes was looking at a PokéBall. He also wore a brown vest over a black tank top, blue jeans and brown boots. His hands were covered by black fingerless gloves and around his neck was a PokéBall on a black cord.
"Man…there hasn't been a challenger that could test my skills since Ash became an Orange Islander…Wonder if he is willing to see if he still has the skills to face me…" He muttered to himself.
"I don't know. Wanna find out?"
Turning around, he saw Ash and Pikachu, both grinning at him, which was returned.
"Was wondering when I would see you here, Islander." He said as he shook his hand.
"OK, what's with the Islander nickname?" Ash had to ask.
"Something we give to those that win the Orange League. They win and they are called Islanders as an honorary name." He said.
Ash shrugged his shoulders at that.
"True. So how have you been?" He asked Drake.
The former sighed.
"Bored. Not many trainers came to give me a real challenge. Even when I did a lot of training after our battle, things sort of went slow."
"Really?" Ash had to ask.
"Yep. That battle made me realise I couldn't just rely on Dragonite. So I did a lot of training, even evolved my Pokémon and taught them new moves. And once again, I am unbeatable and so very bored."
"Well if you're bored, want to battle me?"
"Hm?" Drake asked.
"A rematch. Six-on-six. Like the old days." He clarified.
"A battle with the new Alola Champion, huh? Sounds fun. Let's do it in a few days time, so we can train our Pokémon as well as let everyone know. That OK?"
"Sure. I'll need to pick which Pokémon then we can get started." He said.
With that, Ash left Drake, both grinning at the thought of the rematch they were hoping for.
Holy hell, has it been a long time since I wrote this!
Anyways, unlike the other chapters, the Orange Islands is gonna be a three parter as the next chapter, it's an interlude with Ash picking which Pokémon he's gonna battle with. Problem is...I only have two choices and four of them are blanks.
I could use your help for the remaining four.
Just a heads up, here are the two:
Pikachu for obvious reasons
Snorlax as he didn't battle Drake the first time round so here it is to make up for that.
Also, yep I put in Acacia by Bump of Chicken as a song for Ash to sing. I believe that it would be his theme song if I had a choice.
And yes, I included the Raticate Ash traded Butterfree for. I know he had it for like 20 minutes but I figured what the hell? It would be interesting.
And Ash caught a Tangela! Why? Well...no reason. I think he's kinda derpy looking and it is rather underrated.
Speaking of which, I'm probably gonna write a one-shot featuring Florges and Goodra's honeymoon sometime.
Plus, I've been thinking of having Ash meet both Mustard and Peony, seeing as they ARE former champions. Who knows? I do need some help coming up with an idea for that.
Also, on other non-Pokémon related notes, I have some ideas for possible stories:
Two Ben 10 x My Hero Academia x-overs.
The first one is in the similar vein of Ben 10 RWBY Volume 1: Dimension Twist and Iron117Prime's stories. Ben, Gwen, Kevin, Max and a few plumbers are fighting Vilgax in Plumber's orison cells when they are transported to the world of My hero Academia, specifically All Might's battle against All for One at Kamino ward. The teens help with evacuation while Ben intervenes and gives a curb stomp to All for One. As Ben and his friends get settle in, Vilgax is revealed to be alive and reparing his ship, ready to rule this dimension and find his way back to his in order to conquer it. The world of MHA will never be the same again for both heroes and villains.
- Expect All For One to be the Big Bad Wannabe to Vilgax
- Also have Ben wack some sense into 1A, and other heores about the real meaning of being a hero
- set after Ben 10: Omniverse but with Ben having his character from Alien Force Seasons one and two.
- Also I'm gonna have the plumbers make five 1A students become plumbers as well.
The other is set after Midnight's death and before the final battle. Like way before. It's based on Stranded Heronines in an Alien World By Aphromatrix69. After Midnight's funeral, 1A is in despair but a strange note arrives saying she is alive and well but somewhere else. Confused, 1A and 1B as well as the staff meet up and are whisked away by Paradox, who informs them of her fate. There they watch Midnight's new life and it's all thanks to a certain teenage boy with a powerful watch.
- Reaction fic, duh?
- Also, I'm gonna explore some darker tones, mainly PTSD.
- NO I AM NOT PAIRING MIDNIGHT AND BEN! She's hot but...Ben is 17 so...yeah.
Also there is one big Project I have called
Project: Zodiac
You know the stories Infinity Legion and Avengers of the Multi-verse? Well, it's gonna be like that. Twelve heroes are chosen to stop an multiversal threat and they are chosen by the Zodiac Force. Will they save the day? Or something like that...It's a work in progress.
Still I hope you enjoyed this. Who knows when I will do the next chapter.