It's been a few days since the gang left the clearing where Ash had a battle against Paul. Ever since, few interesting things have happened.

First, Dawn tried to catch some Pokemon, but she was unsuccessful. She did give it her all, tried her best, but even with the advice from Ash and Lillie, she just couldn't catch a damn thing, and so she was feeling really down. She might have felt better, if not for a fact that she keeps embarrassing herself in front of Ash, and that's just as she started relaxing around him… at least relaxing enough to have a conversation without stuttering.

Ash spoke with her, and told her that there is no need to worry, and that she will catch a Pokemon when it's time, and that she shouldn't be in a hurry, as she has just started her journey.

Dawn took this to heart, and started to train with her Piplup. She promised herself that the next chance she has, she will catch a Pokemon.

The next chance didn't come, but what did come, is a guy called Nando. He was a traveling Pokémon bard, who was traveling with his Bedew.

Dawn challenged Nando, and had her first Pokemon battle against him. It was her Piplup, against Nando's Bedew. In the end, even though she tried her best, once again it wasn't enough, as Dawn has lost when Bedew used Sunny Day to empower his Solar Beam, which took Piplup out, rather quickly.

After that battle, the gang spoke with Nando, and he said that he has a problem choosing between Pokemon Contests and Pokemon Battles, but then Dawn told him that if he can't chose, then he can do both, as that's what she plans to do, and that's also what Wallace does. Since it's working for him, why wouldn't it work for Dawn and Nando?

Nando accepted Dawn's suggestion, before he and the gang split their ways, and continued their journey.

While Dawn was having troubles with catching new Pokemon, or defeating other trainers, Ash didn't have that kind of a problem. He caught Starly, then defeated Paul, and after he and the girls split ways with Nando, Ash ended up catching himself a Shinx. An electric type Pokemon, which Ash thinks would be perfect addition to another electric type, which he has caught in Alola Region, and has brought with him in the Sinnoh Region.

Not long after Ash caught Shinx, the gang found a Pokemon Center, where Ash and Lillie registered for the Pokemon League. Dawn decided not to register at this point, as she will only focus on the Contests for now. She doesn't think that she would be able to do both the contests, and gym battles.

That night, the three traveling companions spent in the Pokemon Center, before in the morning, after breakfast, they continued their journey toward the Jubilife City.

XXX

Somewhere far from the Planet Earth, there is a small… well… let's call it a city, which is the home of the Creator of the Multiverse, as well as all of his divine descendants.

The City is rather small compared to some of the Earth's City's, but it's also unique in the fact that it's not standing on a planet, but its literally floating in an open space. Only Gods can live in this City, and no mortal can go there unless allowed by the gods. Mortals can live there, if allowed, as there is atmosphere, thus a breathable air, but no mortals live there, as that is one of the rules made by the creator after the creation of the Multiverse.

The place is called the Omnipotence City, and its location is in the Void. A place between the universes, which exists beyond space and time, and is not affected by anything. It's a place from which the gods can watch over all the Universes, and all different realities, and timelines. (It's pretty much based on the Omnipotence City from Thor: Love and Thunder)

The city is built entirely from the many different minerals which exists in all the universes, which makes it very colorful, though majority is built from gold, which is why the gold color is predominating the place. There are large building all over the place, along with fountains, and large open spaces for large gatherings. There are some domes and coliseums, most likely for battles between the gods, and they all look very well built, and durable, which they need to be if they are used for the battle between the most powerful beings in the multiverse.

Right now, a man is walking through the streets of the City. The man is about 180cm tall, with shaggy black hair, red and black eyes, and wearing a mostly black and brown long coat with high collar, and silver shoulder plates. He also wears black pants, black boots and black glows on his hands. He is a very good looking young man, who doesn't seem to be older then the early 20ties, though it's impossible to know as he isn't a mortal.

He was walking thought the mostly empty streets, with only occasional person being around him, though none paid him too much attention, and let him just pass by. They all knew who he was, so they are not bothered by him, though they are wondering why he is there as it's been a while since he visited as he doesn't live in the Omnipotence City, and actually has his own place in one of the Universes.

Several minutes later, and while he was still approaching toward the very large golden castle, a flash of silver light appeared in front of him, and the creator himself stood in front of the man.

"Well, this is a surprise," the creator spoke to the man, wearing a small smile on his face. "It's been a while, hasn't it… my great-grandson."

"Yes," the man spoke. His voice deep and strong, but also soft, and comforting. "It's most certainly has been a while. Grandfather."

"So, to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit," The creator asked? "It's been centuries since you last visited, and I almost thought that you forgot about your family."

The man shrugged. "I prefer my place then this one," he said. "I built my own place, and am surrounded by those I want around me. There is nothing better than that."

The creator shrugged, before he sighed. "If you say so," he said. "But I'll remind you that this place will always be your home if you want to move back in."

"I'll see about that," The man said. "But I came here to speak to you about something else."

"And what's that?" The Creator asked, before he motioned to his great-grandson to follow him inside of the castle.

The man did.

As they were walking, they talked.

"Why is it that someone has started to awaken my powers?" The man asked. The moment he did, the creator looked at him. Then, he smirked.

"I guess I shouldn't' be surprised that you felt it." The creator said.

"It's my power," the man said. "Why shouldn't I feel it?"

The creator nodded. "It is your power, is it," he said, before he went quiet for a few moments. Then, he continued to speak. "When I created the Pokémon, a sliver of my power was used in them. I also used some of your demonic energy in their creation in order to balance out my divine powers. Recently, there is a kid on Planet Earth, who has gained the attention of the Legendary Pokémon, and they started to give him their blessing… with my approval, of course. And now, Because of the amount of your power coursing through him, he has started to awaken them, and become more like you."

"That shouldn't be possible," the man said. He knew about the Pokémon, and how they were created as well as his energy being used. But he also knew that no mortal should be able to awaken his powers no matter what. "He's a mortal. He can't awaken my powers… or yours."

The creator looked at his great-grandson for a few moments, with a surprised look on his face. "You really don't know who he is. Do you?"

The question confused the man. "Why should I know about some mortal on Earth?"

"Because he is your direct descendant," the creator said, making the man's eyes bulge out of his eye sockets. "Don't tell me you didn't pay attention to any of the descendants you possible have all over the multiverse. Considering how many woman you've had in your life, it isn't a surprise that there are some. It's just surprising that he is the only one."

"I may have had a lot of woman all over the multiverse, but I made sure that none stayed pregnant with me." The man said.

"Yeah, well… I guess you slipped up once." The creator said. "His entire line from his father's side of the family haven't been normal for several millennia now. I guess you had a child way back then, which wasn't born with any of your special powers, but with enough of your DNA to pass though his descendants, making them more than regular human, but not enough for them to be a divine or demonic being. Ash was even more unique then his ancestors, but I doubt even he would have awakened your powers, if he wasn't blessed by the Legendary Pokémon."

The man heard this, and his eyes narrowed. "Was that your plan from the start?" He asked.

"He drew my attention since he was very young," the creator said. "So I decided to give him a chance to awaken my powers, so he can reach this place one day. I seriously didn't suspect that he will start awakening your powers, on top of some of mine. Then again… his DNA is closer to you then it is to me… even if just by three generations."

"So you plan to bring him here one day?" The man questioned.

The creator shrugged. "I always give choices to my descendants to do what they want with their lives," he said. "If he wants to come here, he is free. If he wants to stay on Earth… that might be a bit problematic, but not unsolvable. He can also join you if he wants… on the condition that he knows about you. Currently he doesn't know anything about me, but he will find out one day. The question is… will you reveal yourself to your descendant, and offer him a place in your home?"

The man thought about the question for a little while, before he said. "As of right now… I won't reveal myself to him," he and the creator looked at each other. "I'll do the same thing you are doing, and watch to see what he does. Depending on how his journey goes… I might do something, but as of right now… I'll just let him be."

The creator looked at his great-grandson for a few seconds, before he sighed. "If that's your decision, then I'll respect it," he said. "But keep in mind that I already did few things for him, while you did nothing. That might tip his decision on where he goes, in my favor."

"If he makes that decision, then so be it," the man spoke, before he turned around to leave.

"You don't care about him at all, do you…? Anos." The creator asked, revealing the man's name.

Anos stopped, and turned around to look at his great-grandfather. "I do… and I don't," he said. "I don't know him… at all. On top of that, there is a big gap between that apparent child I had, and that kid. If it wasn't for his powers, he could barely be classified as my descendant.

"At the same time… I would like to see how his life and his powers develop and what he plans to do with them. As such, I will watch what he does, from time-to-time, but I will not interfere with his life in any way."

With that said, Anos turned and left, leaving the creator to stand all alone in his golden palace.

The creator watched Anos leave, and then sighed. "Well, at least it's something," he said to himself. "I really thought he's just going to say he doesn't care and leave."

Then, the creator turned, and disappeared in an instant.

Several days after they met Nando, the gang was still on the way toward the Jubilife City.

As they were passing through the forest, an injured Turtwig came out from the bushes and right in front of them. Seeing this, Ash couldn't just leave an injured Pokémon like that, so he went and helped it by treating its wounds, before he gave it some food to eat. After that, Turtwig was let to have some sleep so he can recover faster.

After Ash finished working on Turtwig, and while it was resting, Lillie and Dawn didn't have anything better to do, so they did some training. Better said, Dawn was doing some training, while Lillie decided to skip on her training and help Dawn instead, as Dawn is a new trainer who has no experience, which Lillie has from attending the Pokémon Academy for a year, and being trained by Ash personally.

They stayed there for several hours, as that's how long it took for Turtwig to wake up. Of course, by then it was already late in the afternoon, so instead of continuing on their travel for a few more hours, and then stop again, the three simply decided to make a camp where they are, and spent the night right there.

When Turtwig woke up, he was quite surprised that he felt so much better. He was no longer in pain, or feeling hungry. He felt great. Then he remembered what happened, and who helped him. That's when Ash reminded him that he found him injured, so he treated his wounds, gave him food, and then let him rest.

Turtwig was very grateful to Ash for saving him and feeding him. When Ash asked why he was in such state, Turtwig explained that he was trying to protect the Pokémon which live in the forest when they were attacked by a bunch of people, but was eventually defeated, and blown far away from the Pokémon and the poachers. He admitted that he has no idea how long he was stumbling through the forest, and what happened after he was defeated, but he assumes that all Pokémon were captured.

Ash sighed at this. He was angry, but he knew that he can't get too angry, as that would make the situation even worse, so he controlled himself. The reason he was angry is because no matter what he and the other Aura Guardians do, there will always be bad people all over the world. People who will go after the Pokémon just so they can use them for their own gain, regardless of what it is. It reminded him that hunting Poachers is a never-ending job, which he will have to do until the end of his life… and even then, there will be more of them.

It's a very troubling through. A thought that made Ash's eyes glow in rage, but he kept it hidden, as to not alarm Lillie and Dawn, who were still training a little away from him and Turtwig.

After a while, Ash managed to calm himself somewhat, and asked Turtwig what he plans to do now. Turtwig admitted that he has no idea what to do, and where to go. He was in that forest for a while, and has made friends with the Pokémon which live there, but now they are all most likely gone, and he was all alone.

Ash asked Turtwig if he wants to come with him and join his team.

Turtwig looked at Ash for a while, before he nodded his head, but then he jumped away from Ash, and said that he first wants a battle.

Ash smiled at this, and accepted the challenge. He sent out his newly caught, Shinx, to battle against the Grass Type Pokémon. He knew that it was a bad match-up, with Turtwig being a Grass Type, and thus quite a bit resistant to electric attacks, but that didn't mean that Ash can't pull a win. He has had those kind of matches before, and has won them in most cases. Why would it be different this time, especially against a wild Pokémon which can't be that powerful?

Ash and his Shinx stood at the clearing in the forest, while opposite of them, stood Turtwig all by himself. They were standing and looking at each other, waiting just the right moment, if there even is the right moment, to start a battle.

This was the scene which Lillie and Dawn saw when they returned from their training. "Ash, what's going on?" Lillie asked, as she was watching with interest, and slight worry in her eyes.

Dawn was just watching confused, as she didn't understand what's going on.

"Turtwig is fine now," Ash said. "He also has nowhere to go, so I asked him to join my team. He accepted, but only if I defeat him in battle. Thus… here we are."

Lillie and Dawn looked at each other for a second. They both wondered how lucky could Ash have to be to get a chance to catch a starter Pokémon – in the wild – just like that. Some trainers spend months… years of traveling, and not find a starter Pokémon in the wild, and here is Ash only a few days after he arrived in Sinnoh, and already has a chance to catch a very rare Pokémon.

None said anything though, and just decided to watch the battle.

Suddenly, Turtwig started running toward Shinx, officially starting the match.

"Shinx, use Tackle." Ash called his first move.

Shinx ran toward Turtwig, his speed higher than the Grass Type Pokémon, which is why when they hit each other, Shinx was able to overpower Turtwig, as his speed gave it a higher momentum and power behind his tackle.

Turtwig was sent flying backwards, fell on the ground, and rolled for a few meters, but managed to get himself up, and immediately fired Razor Leaves at Shinx.

"Dodge." Ash simply said, and his Pokémon jumped away from Turtwig's attack. Unfortunately, he was caught off guard along with Ash, when Turtwig run at Shinx right after he fired Razor Leaves, and crashed straight into Shinx, sending him flying several meters back.

"What was that?" Dawn asked Lillie from where they were standing and watching the battle.

"Turtwig distracted Shinx with Razor Leaves, made him dodge, and then slams Shinx too," Lillie commented. "That's a rather good strategy from Turtwig."

Shinx struggled to stand back up, but eventually he was able to, and stood ready to continue to battle.

Turtwig once again started to run toward Shinx, who Ash told to dodge. Shinx did, but Turtwig jumped after Shinx, and bit the Electric Type by the tail.

Dawn and Lille gasped at this, as they thought that Ash was in danger, but Ash smirked. "Bad move, Turtwig," he said to himself, before he said louder. "Shinx, use Thunder Wave."

As the two Pokémon were still in the air, and falling toward the ground, Shinx's body glowed for a moment, and then light blue electricity appeared around his body, which then transferred to Turtwig whose eyes widen immediately, as he was shocked momentarily, and his jaw let go of Shinx's tail.

Both Pokémon fell on the ground, though Shinx was on his feet, while Turtwig was lying on his back, shaking as the blue electricity was surrounding his body. He was paralyzed.

Seeing a chance to win the match, Ash said. "Shinx, use Wild Charge."

Shinx started running at the paralyzed Turtwig, his body immediately becoming surrounded by yellow electricity. Then… he tackled Turtwig, sending him flying and rolling on the ground once again.

Once Turtwig stopped rolling, everyone looked at him, and saw that he has swirls in his eyes. He was unconscious.

Ash took an empty Poke Ball, and threw it at the defeated Turtwig. The ball hit the Pokémon, sucked it inside, fell on the ground and shock for a few moments. Then, it pinged, indicating that the Pokémon was captured.

Ash approached the Poke Ball, and took it from the ground. He looked at it for a few moments with a smile on his face, before he said. "One down… one more to go."

It's been several days since Ash caught Turtwig, and while for the first day or two, the Grass Type was a little bit distrustful toward Ash, he has warmed up to him by the end of the second day, and now they are good friends, and Turtwig is listening everything to Ash.

Right now, the gang has set up a camp so they can have a lunch before they continued their journey toward the Jubilife City, which is just days away from them.

As he is the only one in the group of three who can cook, Ash is preparing lunch, while Lillie and Dawn are setting up the table and plates. All the Pokémon of all three trainers were let out of their Poke Balls and are roaming around the surrounding area, some playing around, some relaxing, and some doing light training, but all of them were waiting for the lunch to be finished so they can eat, as they are starving.

Half an hour later, the lunch was finished, and served. Another half hour later, and everyone has eaten.

With the bellies of people and Pokémon, full; the gang cleaned up the camp, and continued on their journey.

Not long after they restarted the journey, Ash, Lillie and Dawn found themselves at the cliff overlooking the large forest.

"What's up with that forest," Lillie asked? "I'm getting a bad vibe from it."

Dawn looked at the guide book to check out where they are, and after few moments she said. "I think that this is a Bewilder Forest."

"Why the name?" Lillie asked, while Ash only looked down at the forest, without paying attention to the conversation.

"Bewilder Forest is notorious for its Stantler population, who often disorientate travelers using the illusion-inducing powers from their antlers," Dawn explained. "Thus, the name."

"So it won't be easy to pass through it." Lillie said.

"Just don't look at the Stantler's horns, and you'll be fine," Ash said, getting looks from Dawn and Lillie.

"They activate their powers using their horns?" Lillie questioned.

"Yes," Ash said. "The horns glow when they are using their powers, and if that happens, and you look at them, you'll be trapped. You can break yourself out if you know you are caught, but the more Stantler use this on you at the same time, the harder it is to break out."

"Can't we just go around it?" Dawn asked.

"We can," Ash said. "But this is the shorter way. The longer one will take two more days for us to reach the Jubilife City."

Dawn and Lillie sighed. "Well then, I guess we'll just stick around you and you'll break us out of the illusions if we are caught."

Then, it was Ash's turn to sigh. "Fine."

And so, the three walked from the edge of the cliff, and toward one side of it where there is a path leading down to the forest.

XXX

The gang has been walking down the path through the Bewilder Forest for about an hour. So far, they have seen several grass and poison type Pokémon, as well as some flying type, but nothing special. Definitely no Stantler.

"I thought that this place was supposed to be filled with Stantler." Lillie commented.

"So have I," Dawn said. "I'm surprised that we haven't run into any so far."

"They are not the type of Pokémon which like to reveal themselves too much to humans," Ash said. "They stay hidden quite a lot, and only show up when they are endangered, so they can defend themselves. That's when they create illusions. It's their defense."

Dawn pouted a little. "I thought about catching one," She said. "It would be cool to have a Stantler."

"Maybe you'll get your chance later," Ash said. "We still have a way to go through this forest, so there is time. Besides, this isn't the only place where Stantler live, so even if you don't catch one now, you will have a chance later in your journey."

Dawn nodded, satisfied with what Ash said.

A few minutes later, as they were walking down the road, a Stantler suddenly appeared from behind the bushes and looked at them.

"Well, would you look at that," Ash said with a smile on his face. "I guess this is your lucky day, Dawn. Here is your chance to catch a Stantler."

Dawn pulled out her Pokedex, and scanned the deer Pokémon.

"Stantler," the female voice of the Pokedex spoke. "The Big Horn Pokémon. Its large curved horns subtly bend the flow of air around them, which creates a mysterious warp in reality."

Dawn nodded at what she heard from her Pokedex, and looked at her Piplup, who was standing next to her. "Are you ready for this, Piplup?" Dawn asked, and her Pokémon nodded.

"Then let's go!" Dawn said and her Piplup jumped toward Stantler. Before he could get to the Normal Type, Piplup, along with Lillie and Dawn saw Stantler's horns glow white, and suddenly all three found themselves at the plain grass field, with wind blowing slightly over it. The whole place was misty, and the sky was covered in clouds, which could be slightly seen through the mist.

"Where are we?" Dawn asked, and Piplup agreed with her question, as he spoke his name… not that Lillie and Dawn understood him, though.

"I'm pretty sure we were caught in Stantler's illusion." Lillie said with a sigh. She can't believe that she was caught like this, even though she knew what was going to happen. She felt embarrassed, especially since it happened right in front of Ash.

As for Ash, as soon as he saw Stantler's horns glow, he used his aura to break the Illusion, as his eyes glowed green for those few moments.

He looked toward Lillie and Dawn, and saw that they were caught in the illusion, as they were just stating there, and looking at nothing with an empty look on their faces.

Ash sighed, before he used his aura, and tapped Lillie, Dawn and Piplup on their foreheads with the point finger of his right hand. As soon as he did that, the two girls and a water type Pokémon were broken out from the trap in which Stantler caught them.

"Wha- what happened?" Dawn asked as she looked around, and found she was still in the forest next to Lillie and Piplup. She was no longer in that fogy meadow.

"You three got caught in Stantler's illusions," Ash said dryly, causing the two girls to blush in embarrassment.

"Sorry, Ash." Lillie said as she looked down to the ground.

"No need to apologize," Ash said as he kissed Lillie on the cheek, making her blush. "Just be more careful next time. I might not be there to help you if you get caught like this," he then looked at Dawn. "The same goes for you, Dawn. Always be careful about anything while you are on the journey. Especially when you are in some places which are semi-dangerous - like this one – or really dangerous – like some other places I've seen before."

"We will, Ash." Lillie and Dawn said at the same time, before they looked at each other and laughed.

Ash only shock his head. He had a feeling that they didn't get it just yet. They will, though. They are still young and inexperienced. There is time for them to learn.

"Now," Ash spoke again, drawing the attention to himself. He looked at Dawn and asked. "Didn't you want to catch a Stantler?"

"I did," Dawn said, as she suddenly looked around. Soon, she realized that the Stantler from before… was gone. "But that Stantler has run away."

"There are others," Ash said. "We just have to find them.

"Come on. Let's go and find some of them. I'm interested in catching some for the PPA."

"What's the, PPA?" Dawn asked.

As they continued walking through the forest, Ash explained to Dawn what the PPA, is.

XXX

An hour later Ash, Lillie and Dawn were still walking through the forest.

As they were walking, the different looks on their faces indicate how they are currently feeling. Ash is all smiles, as he has caught himself several Stantler which he plans to send to the PPA. Lillie was annoyed that they were still in the forest, with no idea how long it will take them to get out. As for Dawn, she is angry, but also feeling bad because she wasn't able to catch even a single Stantler, even though she has tried to catch several of them, and each time she was defeated, Ash would swoop in, defeat the Stantler which Dawn failed to, and then catch it. All in all, it was really annoying for Dawn.

As they were walking, they suddenly heard a noise, which sounded like the sounds of battle. Seeing a smoke rise beyond the trees in the distance, it became obvious to the group that it was some kind of battle.

And so, they speed-up their walk in order to see who is battling and against whom. A minute later, they came out at the clearing in the forest, where they saw two people who were in the middle of the Pokémon battle.

As the three looked at the two, Dawn and Lillie recognized the boy as Paul. As for his opponent, an extremely beautiful girl with long brown hair, they didn't know her.

Ash though, he knew both Paul, and the girl. It was Jessica. The same girl he fought in the semifinals of the Ghost Clash in the Hoenn Region, over a year and a half ago.

As he was watching the battle between Paul's Chimchar, and Jessica's Lombre; Ash couldn't help but grin at the sight of Jessica. She was very beautiful even back when he first met her, but back then she wasn't dressed in a way she was now. Back then she wore a long-sleeved top with denim shorts. Now though, she wears white short-sleeved crop top with large neckline revealing her upper bust, as well as a white mini skirt with red flower pattern. The skirt was so short, that every time Jessica moves a little bit, or the wind blows, the skirt is lifted up, revealing her perfectly proportionate ass-cheeks, and a small white thong stuck in between those same cheeks.

All in all, she was a sight for the sore eyes, as well as a sight which would make any man… or a boy, get a stiffy. Even Ash had to move a little and rearrange his growing erection so it won't be noticed.

As for Dawn and Lillie; even though they are girls, they are not blind, and can appreciate a nice looking girl; And Jessica is a really nice looking girl. They did feel slight jealousy though. Especially when they noticed the way Ash was looking at the older beauty. It was a look of a predator looking at his victim with the hungry gaze and barely stopping himself from jumping at his victim to 'tear her apart'. It was a look that neither Lillie nor Dawn have ever seen on Ash before, especially when he was looking at them. Then again, they are just children compared to Jessica, who is almost 19 years old.

Ash and the girls spent the next few minutes watching the battle between two trainers, until in the end, the battle ended in a draw, as both Chimchar and Lombre knocked each other out.

Once the battle ended, Paul returned his Chimchar to his Poke Ball, and sneered at it for a moment. Jessica returned her Lombre, and thanked him for a nice battle, even though in the end Lombre didn't defeat Chimchar, even with the type advantage as well as the evolutionary advantage, as Lombre is a Pokémon at the second stage of its evolutionary line, while Chimchar is just on the first.

"Well… that was a nice battle." Ash said as he and the girls approached toward Paul and Jessica from the side. Ash's voice draw the attention of the two trainers on him, and when they saw him, they both recognized him, though in Jessica's case, she had a bit of a trouble, as he looks completely different then the last time she saw him over a year ago.

"Ash," she spoke. "Is that you?"

"Yeah," Ash said with a devilish smile sent toward Jessica, which made her develop an instant blush on her face. "It's been a while, hasn't it? Jessica."

"I-It sure has." She said with a small voice, not even looking at him and hiding her blush. It made Ash smirk, while Dawn and Lillie sighed. "H-How've you been?" She asked.

"Oh, I've been great," Ash said. "And judging by your look… I see you've been developing yourself in… other ways, and not just as a Pokémon Trainer."

Jessica looked herself over, and suddenly got even more embarrassed of the way she was dressed. She likes to wear revealing cloths so she can tease people with her look, but now that has come back to bite her on the head, because she didn't want to be seen by Ash, of all people, while dressed like a hooker.

She tried to pull her mini skirt down a little bit, so she could hide her behind and her thong… not that she was really successful. It made Ash smirk, before he approached her, took her by her hands, and looked her straight in the eyes.

Jessica's breath stuck in her throat, as she was looking at Ash's face, just an inch away from hers. She was totally red, her emerald eyes were wide opened, and her pink lips were slightly parted. She was completely embarrassed at the situation she just found herself in, not to mention, she suddenly started to feel hot at certain places on her body.

"No need to feel embarrassed because of me," Ash said right in Jessica's left ear, making her shiver a little. "I'm not the one to discard the beauty of someone just for the way they dress. I appreciate it. I embrace it, and then I go from there. Do you understand that?"

Jessica said nothing, except that she nodded her head slightly. She didn't trust her own voice to say anything. Thus, the nodding.

"Good." Ash said, before he blew a little in Jessica's ear, making her shiver once again, and then he gave her a little peck right next to her lips.

Jessica's mind broke right then and there.

Ash moved away from Jessica, and looked toward Paul. "I see you haven't learned anything in the last few days," Ash said to Paul, who was just standing there, and watching with a surprised look on his face at how Ash broke Jessica. "You still treat your Pokémon like crap."

This broke Paul out of his thoughts, as he looked Ash in the eyes, with his own narrowed ones.

"I already told you," Paul spoke. "I treat and train my Pokémon my own way. If you don't like it, then don't pay attention."

"I can't NOT pay attention when you are almost abusing your Pokémon," Ash said with steel in his voice. "As the Aura Guardian, it's my job to protect Pokémon from those who abuse, torture, sell for profit, or do anything similar with them. Do you understand that?"

"My training methods are different, but they are working, and I'm not abusing my Pokémon," Paul said. "They are fine with my training, and are not complaining, so neither should you."

Ash looked at Paul with some intensity in his eyes, and without saying a word for a while. Just like Ash was quiet, Dawn and Lillie were also quiet, and waiting to see how this will go. The same goes for Jessica, who regained enough of her brain function to keep an eye on the situation between Ash and Paul.

After a minute, Ash spoke. "You know. Usually I'm not one to be convinced this easily in something, but this time… I'll let it be. BUT, do keep in mind, Paul… I have the right to take away your trainers license if I deem it right, and if I ever find out that you've been lying to me… you will lose more than your trainer's license. Do you get that?" Ash asked in the end, by looking at Paul with his head tilted sideways, and looking at Paul with glowing eyes, but otherwise with a completely calm look on his face.

Paul didn't show it much, except a few drops of sweat which rolled down his face, but he was very nervous and slightly scared by the look in Ash's eyes. As for the three girls, they were unnerved, especially Dawn and Jessica, but even Lillie was slightly unnerved, even though she has seen Ash acting like this before. It is something she just can't get used to no matter how many times she sees it.

For a minute, Paul didn't move or said anything as Ash looked him in the eyes with that look which scared the shit out of everyone. Then, Paul turned around and walked away, leaving Ash and the girls behind.

"You can be really scary sometimes, Ash," Lillie said with a sigh. "You know that. Right?"

Ash smirked. "I know," he said. "And I love it. I love to see the look of fear on people's faces. It's almost as pleasurable as when I seduce and fuck woman."

All three girls colored on their faces at Ash's words, and turned their heads slightly away from him.

"Anyway…" Ash spoke again, as he looked at Jessica with a predatory look on his face. Jessica knew that look very well, even though she didn't know Ash that well. Lillie of course knew that look even better, and knew that Ash wants to have his way with Jessica. She isn't sure if he just wants to have sex with her, or for her to become one of his girls, but if she has to guess, she would go with the former. She has known that Ash has sex with many woman while in Alola - her mother being one of them - and knew that none of them have become his girlfriends. They are all just the equivalent of a one-night-stand. "I didn't expect to see you here, Jessica. Are you here on another journey?"

"Y-Yes," She said, before she coughed a little to compose herself, and then spoke again. "I'm actually from the Sinnoh Region, and I decided to travel through it once again, as I've already been to Kanto, Johto, Hoenn and Unova Regions. I want to compete in the Sinnoh League once again, and see if I can win it this time."

Ash smiled at that. "Well, good luck to that," he said. "If you want to win it… you will have to go through me and Lillie," he pointed at Lillie, who waived a Jessica with a small smile on her face, "as we will be competing as well."

Jessica groaned at that. "Great," she sighed. "Just my luck."

"Ah, don't be like that," Ash said as he hugged Jessica around her shoulder, and pulled her close to him, much to her embarrassment, and hidden delight. "You just have to train your Pokémon really hard, to make them strong enough to fight against mine and Lillie's. If you do that, you will have a chance to win."

"R-Right," Jessica stuttered again, losing her hard-obtained calmness. "If you say so."

"Great," Ash said, before he released Jessica, and moved few steps away from her. "Now. How about a battle? I wish to see how you progressed since the last time we battled, as it's been a while."

Jessica smirked at the challenge, and moved a little away from Ash, leaving empty space in between them for their Pokémon to battle. "I accept you challenge, Ash." Jessica said with a strong voice and no stutter.

Ash lowered his head a little, and looked at Jessica with narrowed eyes and a smirk on his face. "I hope you are ready, as I won't go easy on you."

"I don't want you to?" Jessica said, as she took one of her Poke Balls, and held it in her hand. Ash did the same, and then, both of them threw their Poke Balls in the air, in the same time, and released their Pokémon for a battle.

In front of Ash, stood a very weird looking, quadrupedal, chimeric Pokémon with traits from a variety of creatures.

As for Jessica, the Pokémon she chose, is Luxray. Another quadrupedal Pokémon, but much less weird looking then Ash's.

Since Jessica and Dawn have never seen a Pokémon like the one Ash chose, he had to tell them that its name is, Type: Null. And that it's a very special Pokémon which can only be found in Alola Region, and even then, it cannot be found in the wild. He didn't go into details of how to obtain it, though. He decided to keep that as a secret for now, as to not expose the Aether Foundation.

After the explanation was finished, the battle started.