Disclaimer: No Ownership of Pokémon
Valentine's Day at Alto Mare
Ash and Pikachu continued to tour the world after his victory in the Pokémon World Coronation Series. They arrived at Alto Mare. "It's been sometime since we've been here," Ash laughed. Right, Pikachu?"
("I missed this place,") Pikachu agreed. Long ago, Ash and Pikachu were with Misty, Brock and Togepi in Alto Mare. Ash and Misty were in a race where Misty and Corsola won as Ash and Totodile took a detour and lost. After that, the chaos involving Annie and Oakley, the Alto Mare Defense Mechanism, the ancient evil Pokémon, and the Eon Pokémon meant to guard the city.
"I bet seeing Latias will help us out."
("You, maybe…") As they journeyed, people started to notice Ash and Pikachu in the city.
"Look, it's the Pokémon Monarch!" a girl recognized. Ash and Pikachu stopped at the sound and turned, finding girls rushing toward them.
"Ash, we wanted to see you!" another girl called out.
"Our champion!" one more shouted. Ash and Pikachu seemed surprised to the girls that had come by. They charged at the two who realized they needed a way to escape.
"Should I run?" questioned Ash.
("Do it!") replied Pikachu. He held on as Pikachu raced through the streets and alleys of Alto Mare.
"Don't leave!" one young woman cried.
"We want you!" another girl shouted. "Teach us your ways!" As the mob chased Ash and Pikachu, the Mouse Pokémon realized their location.
("Take a left!") squeaked Pikachu as he pointed. Ash followed and turned through more of the city as the girls followed. Finally, one turn made it look like Ash and Pikachu just vanished.
"Where'd they go?" one more girl wondered. Seeing another alley, one more young woman believed in the escape route.
"That way!" she pointed out. The girls dashed down that alley. As they traveled away, Pikachu phased through a wall and looked to see the girls leave.
("That was close,") he sighed. He ducked back through the false wall before regrouping with Ash.
"Good work, Pikachu," he praised. Pikachu nodded; thankful his partner wasn't hurt. After recovering, they arrived at a giant park. The two were in awe. "The Secret Garden…"
("So, we did make it!") awed Pikachu. They walked through the garden with the local Pokémon relaxed. They soon came to a swing as Ash felt the rope that tied the swing to the tree.
"Remember when we first met Latias, and that she looked like Bianca?"
("She was pretty friendly.") Interested, Pikachu jumped onto the swing for some fun. However, his ears heard something. ("Wait…") He hopped off and ran to the direction.
"Pikachu, what's up?" Following, Ash kept up with Pikachu before they found two redhead girls with matching hairstyles, green shirts, white skirts and pink shoes. Only the one holding a sketchbook from a pile of them wore a beret. One redhead awed the look of the picture. Out of the corner of the redhead's eye was Ash and Pikachu. She ran to the pair as the other redhead saw the behavior.
"Latias?" she called. Reaching, the hat-less redhead reached and hugged Ash, startling him.
"Whoa, hey!" he greeted. The redhead nuzzled Ash's face.
"Oh, it's you guys again!" the other redhead awed. "Did you miss Latias?" The hat-less redhead picked Pikachu up.
"Not as much as she missed us," Ash joked. Latias giggled before she transformed into her Pokémon form. She hugged Ash to his delight. "There we go." Latias kissed Ash on the cheek, causing him to blush.
"She's been wanting to see you after we saw the ending to the PWCS and you beating Leon to become the Pokémon Monarch." The news made Ash grin to Latias.
"Oh, you have, huh?" Replying, Latias took Ash's cap and wore it on her head. Ash giggled, not bothered by the sight of his cap being worn by a Pokémon. "By the way, what were you two doing?" Bianca looked to the pile of books.
"I was showing Latias some of my sketches involving all of the Pokémon that rest here. I did sketch the two Pokémon that those two women attacked the city with: Aerodactyl and Kabutops."
"That's cool. Maybe I should bring out what I have on hand." He gathered and threw his Pokéballs up, opening to reveal Dragonite, Torterra, Oshawott and Rowlet. Dragonite came over and hugged Bianca.
"Wow, aren't you affectionate!?" The Pokémon awed the sight. "I also saw you in the title battle, and you were incredible." Dragonite smiled to the compliment. Ash giggled as another Latias and a Latios came to the garden. Latios squawked and charged at Ash before the first Latias flew in front of him to face the Latios. The other Latias flew to the first one. That's when Ash realized the ordeal.
"Wait, you're the Latios that Misty, Brock and I saved from that hunter!" Hearing about the briefing, Bianca and the first Latias turned to Ash.
"A hunter was after Latios?"
"Yeah, he was pretty bent on catching Latios, though illegally. We battled him and saved Latios before the worst happened." Latios squawked at Ash angrily while both Latias and Dragonite hummed to calm Latios down. Latios settled before Bianca came to the Pokémon.
"Okay, I'm gonna take Ash out to town. Have fun in here." The Pokémon acknowledged Bianca's offer before she took Ash out. They entered a shack where Lorenzo saw the two.
"Oh, welcome back, Ash!" he greeted.
"Hey, Lorenzo," Ash returned. "Are you working on a new gondola?" Lorenzo smiled as he stood up from the gondola he shaped.
"I've been making a new gondola every week, so you know how tired I can be at times," he sighed. "Anyway, it seems as though you and my granddaughter are going out."
"Well, we are," Bianca giggled as Ross arrived.
"Hey!" he greeted. Ash awed and smiled to him with a hand up.
"Ross!" he welcomed. "What's up?"
"Not much, but I did see you be chased by those girls," Ross admitted. "Being the Pokémon Monarch tends to put a bullseye on your back, not just other Trainers."
"Hey, be nice," Bianca eased. "He's not used to having all of that happening." Ross nervously giggled.
"Anyway, I have my gondola ready to take you two out," he offered. Ash and Bianca awed the offer and joined Ross onto his gondola. They journeyed slowly through the canals while others watched. The girls of the city saw and cheered for Ash, only to become groans when they saw Bianca with him. They continued to wish it was one of them. The gondola stopped at a restaurant where Ash and Bianca stepped off. "I gotta do a little shopping elsewhere. I'll be back in an hour." Ash and Bianca nodded to Ross's plan before they entered. After they ordered, Bianca's dish had what seemed like cooked cauliflower on some greens, rice and a creamy broth. Ash's dish was meaty with a circular bone in the middle and veggies dressing the sides.
"Osso Buco?" guessed Bianca.
"It sounded cute, and I'm actually glad to have chosen it," Ash awed. "What was that you ordered? It's got plenty of cooked cauliflower on top."
"It's called Roasted Cauliflower Risotto. It's a less-intense dish compared to the Osso Buco."
"I'm still growing. Besides, after we saved Latios from that hunter, Latios didn't seem to trust us. To Brock, that hunter may have caused Latios to become distrustful to humans."
"No surprise. That hunter doesn't seem to be human if that was the case. It's just as bad as how those women from Team Rocket used the AMD to destroy Alto Mare. It's no wonder that the mayor chose to disassemble the AMD so that it wouldn't be used again and replaced it with a steel replica."
"It's probably safer that way."
"By the way, you mentioned the other two. Why aren't they with you?"
"Misty's back home in Cerulean City, and Brock's studying to be a Pokémon Doctor." The news of Brock's path astounded Bianca.
"He's willing to be a doctor?" There was a bit of a snicker. "Well, it's better than my thoughts of him in Pokémon Breeding. What made him change?"
"Well, it did start after his Happiny evolved to Chansey. It's now a Blissey."
"That must mean he wanted to be more caring to the Pokémon. At least he's not chasing grandmas." A snort from Ash was the reply.
"Wait, what!?"
"It's something Misty said after the race." They laughed as Ash wondered about Bianca's cauliflower dish.
"Can I try that?" Realizing the request, Bianca gently pushed her plate to Ash. He forked a branch of cauliflower before he bit it. Tasting it, Ash awed the glazed cauliflower.
"I can tell you like that."
"I do." They laughed some more. After that, they stopped by the museum to see the AMD's replacement and the fossil Pokémon that were resurrected. Ross came back and gave Ash and Bianca a ride back to the garden.
"Did you save the bone of your Osso Buco, Ash?" laughed Ross.
"No, why?" denied Ash.
"I bet you wanted to create something out of it," Bianca guessed.
"Well, some people keep it for strange reasons…" shrugged Ross. They made it back to where the Pokémon were resting after having fun. Ash and Bianca turned to Ross.
"Thanks for the ride, Ross!" praised Ash.
"Any time, Ash!" accepted Ross.
"Farewell!" spoke Bianca. Ross left when Latias, disguised as Bianca, came to and hugged Ash.
"Hey, Latias," he greeted. "Did everyone have a good time?" Latias nodded before she came to Bianca and "whispered" something. Bianca blinked before stepping back.
"Wait, are you sure?" she asked. Latias nodded.
"What's up?" With a nod, Bianca chose to speak up.
"Latias… wants to be your Pokémon." A gasp came from Ash.
"Are you sure?" A nod came from Latias before she reverted back to her Pokémon form.
"Latias really cares about you. Is it okay?" Latias flew down to get his reaction.
"Of course." The acceptance made Latias hug Ash again. Pikachu saw this and cheered while the others couldn't move too much. However, Latias dragged Ash to a certain area. "Why over here?" Latias flew over to the wall and twisted a ring. That's when the wall opened by rising.
"I've never been in there."
"Yeah, what's the ordeal?" Latias hummed before yawning.
"I bet you need to rest before Ash claims you, huh?" Latias nodded before joining the other Pokémon. Ash and Bianca entered the staircase before going down to venture. The wall fell softly before closing. The torches kept everything lit. When they reached the bottom of the stairs, they viewed a large stone tub full of water and rose petals. "It's a hot tub!"
"Who would've thought a hot tub was underground like this?"
"Tell me about it, I thought I knew all there was about the Secret Garden. Never in my life would I find an underground hot tub. Maybe Latios told Latias about this before his death?"
"That's what I wanna believe." That's when Bianca removed her beret and hung it up. "Of course, this allows me to confess my feelings." Ash blinked and turned to Bianca as she removed her shoes.
"Your feelings?" She proceeded on to remove her socks.
"Did you figure out who kissed you in front of Brock and Misty?" That's when she removed her skirt. Seeing enough, Ash turned his blushing head away.
"Not… really. Not even Misty or Brock knew. I just heard Brock say that he was 'extremely jealous'." Bianca continued disrobing as she took off her shirt, only her undergarments were visible.
"Well… it was me." Ash gasped to the confession.
"Yo-You?"
"I forgot my beret at home… but I wanted to give you something before you left. At least now, I can come clean about it." After removing her undergarments, she entered the water and felt the warmth inside. "Oh, this water feels so good! It's not too hot, and it feels wonderful for cold days." She turned to Ash. "Come on, it'll feel good. I finally have the one I love, and I want to… feel clean about it."
"And me without my trunks…" Surrendering, Ash stripped down before entering with Bianca's back turned. Ash entered and felt the sudden warmth of the water. "Hey, you're right, this water is awesome… and the rose petals must give the water some sort of essence."
"Right?" She approached and reached Ash's back, pressing her chest to him. Ash felt it and turned his head. "And now, this spot is perfect for me to show how much I love you." She took Ash's head and kissed his lips. Their tongues tied among each other. Bianca's hands reached below the steaming water before Ash broke away.
"Bianca!" She placed a finger on Ash's lips.
"Down here, we can do whatever we want… and this water is getting on my hormones. I also realize that it's getting in yours as well. I feel it." She guided Ash to an edge where he took a seat, his head still above water. Bianca was in front of Ash as she climbed a little to sit on his lap. She let out a yelp as her hair couldn't keep the Latias wings. "Oh my… It's in… and it's so big!" Ash winced as well, greatly caught in the rapture of bliss.
"What are you… Oh, wow!" Bianca bounced on Ash's lap, a pleasure rushing through his body. "I… feel it! This feels… so… wrong!"
"I know… but… my body! My mind! My heart! They just want you right now!"
"And… my… body… is acting… the same!" His arms wrapped around Bianca's body like a vice.
"I love you! Kiss me! Kiss me and… don't stop!" The two were locked again in the lips as Ash stood up. Bianca's chest bounced ever so slightly. Bianca's legs wrapped around Ash's torso. Her muffled cries of bliss became louder. After one more bounce, she screamed as loud as her covered mouth could. Finally, they submerged themselves into the water, but they never broke their locked lips. They held firm before they seemed to float above the ground but below the surface. They seemed frozen, but they couldn't care as they held the loves of their lives. 'You were the one to save me and that I fell for you… and now, I don't want to let go.' Ash would end up with two Biancas that love him: the shape-shifting Pokémon, and the artist that sketched their future as a couple.
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!