Fighting Dreamers Chapter 63: Won't you be our hopeless guest?, a pokémon fanfic

Happy Pokemon Day and Happy Dominican Republic independence day!

Can't wait to see what Legends Z-A is all about!

Instead of JT Music, the title today is a reference to Tryhardninja to not get stale haha.

"My name is Kakure Sachiko... And I am about to die..."

The story today begins with a woman of fair skin and short purple hair, who was sitting while resting her back on a tree, she was wearing a purple ninja attire and had several cuts all over her body, which were was bleeding from her abdomen, head and left arm while she was slowly writing in a small notebook with her right arm.

"I left my home region to come to this new place called Hisui in hope of a new life... And look at me now... Attacked by an Ursaring and about to perish along with him." She said to then stare at the bear's corpse, who was laying on the floor surrounded by a pool of blood next to her. "I barely managed to defeat it; but now I don't have any strength left to move nor to cry for help; and even if I had it I'm completely lost in this forest... How pathetic..." She finished writing as a few blood drops fell from her head to the page before she closed up the notebook and put it at aside to then stare at the skies. "Maybe somehow I deserve this..." She whispered before closing her eyes.

...

"Are you sure she'll be okay, Pesselle?"

"Certainly, none of her vital organs were injured. Good thing you managed to stop the bleeding just enough until you arrived."

Sachiko opened her eyes again and saw a blurred vision of a pink-haired woman in a nurse outfit talking to a blue-haired girl before the two noticed her and approached her, letting her get a clear view of both of them."

"See, Akari? She's awake already." The nurse said with a smile.

"Glad to see you're fine." Akari added.

"What... Happened?" Sachiko asked as she struggled to move, but managed to sit down on bed.

"This helpful lady brought you here." Pesselle explained and Sachiko glanced at Akari.

"Don't give me so much credit though, it was really a strike of luck." Akari said. "My Arcanine smelled all that blood that you and the Ursaring had shed and we found you."

"You were also extremely lucky that Akari had enough material to treat your injuries and bring you here." Pesselle said. "Otherwise you would've died from loss of blood."

"Well, if she's stable then I'll take my leave, I still need to finish my mission after all." Akari said as she took her leave."

"W-Wait!" Sachiko shouted. "You, uh, you say your name is Akari?"

"Yup, I'm Akari, Sho Akari." She answered.

"I'm Kakure Sachiko, I promise I'll never forget this!" She shouted. "I-I'll do anything to pay you back!"

"Hey, that's not necessary." Akari said. "I simply helped someone in need, anyone in my place would've done the same."

"You just saved me from certain death!" Sachiko shouted. "You can't just expect to forget that."

"W-Well, uh, if you insist..." Akari replied embarrassed before thinking for a second. "I could actually use a ninja for some of my missions, once you're fully healed, look for me, can you? I'll introduce you to the Survey Corps, I'm sure they'll like to recruit you."

"Of course! I swear I'll help you with anything!" Sachiko shouted again.

"I'll look forward to it then." Akari smiled at her before leaving.

"That was our promise, but... I never saw that girl again... Reports were that she mysteriously disappeared during one of her missions and I personally helped in the searches for her with no luck, I also tried to find any family members she had, but I was unsuccessful as well... Eventually I returned to our home and settled here in Kanto, but I've never forgotten about that girl, about how much I owe her... My children, grandchildren, the family I have now, none of them would be here if it wasn't for her... My only regret is that I could never properly thank her, so this is my message to the future generations of my family, we have a blood debt with the Sho Family and my only wish is that one day this debt can be settled."

Back in the present.

"...Maybe one day, Granny." A quite similar-looking girl said to herself while closing the worn-out notebook as she adjusted her scarf.

"You really like that story, don't you, Janine?"

"Of course I do, Giselle." She answered to her friend while they on Janine's living room. "Sachiko's logs are really important for my family. You get it too, don't cha, Visquez?" She said looking at the white-haired who was snoring on a nearby couch.

"Uh, yeah, sure, whatever." She replied while holding her head. "Ugh, sorry folks, I had to pull an all nighter because of a mission from Lt. Surge, I'm really running low today."

"To think he's still so demanding of you even though you already inherited the Gym." Giselle said.

"Well, that's exactly the point." Visquez replied with a yawn. "Now that I've earned his spot, he wants to make sure I deserve staying there. He was really unsure of leaving to become an Elite Four, so I had to do my best."

"Right, uh, coming to think about it, who are the current Elite Four Members in Kanto and Johto?" Giselle asked. "There's been so many switch ups lately that I'm confused."

"Agatha, Bruno, Lorelei and Surge are the Kanto Elite Four." Janine explained. "While the Johto Elite Four members are Karen, Will and my father Koga, they're currently looking for a fourth member after the previous one retired some weeks ago."

"Hmm, I wonder who they'd choose..." Giselle asked.

"I've heard Misty is one of their prospects." Vizquez replied. "You know she's crazy strong and she's pretty much left the Gym in her sister's care by this point."

"Anyway, my father is also quite strict with my position." Janine added. "Always expecting so much."

"Heh, luckily I didn't have to deal with my predecessor." Giselle said. "Although being the Gym Leader of Viridian is demanding on its own right."

"My, I still remember when we were taking the Gym tests together." Janine said. "I'm so glad the three of us made it."

"Yeah, people always make such a big deal of them, but they weren't so bad." Giselle replied. "My friend Duplica is actually applying to turn her theater into her own Gym."

"Oh, I think I saw her in the tests the other day while I was accompanying Lt. Surge." Visquez said. "She's the one with green twin tails, right? Eh, she's doing fine, she's good friends with this girl Macy, who's training to be Blaine's successor."

"Hope Lt. Surge doesn't go too hard on them." Giselle said.

"I'm sure they'll be fine if they're together." Janine said. "I still believe we three made it cause we had each other's backs."

"Hmph, I think that too. Thanks for helping me out." Giselle replied and then Janine and her shared a hug before glancing at Visquez who was giving them an awkward look.

"Ugh, fine." Visquez sighed to then stand up and joined the hug. "I'm glad you two are my friends." She said, but the moment was interrupted by the sudden explosion of an smoke bomb in front of them, revealing Elite Four Koga appearing in the scene with a pose.

"... Am I interrupting something?" Koga asked and the three girls separated from the hug. "Janine, I need you to come with me." He said.

"Uh? What for, father?" She asked. "I thought the Gyms were on break today?"

"It's about something else." Koga replied. "Seems like the Interpol needs our presence right now."

"Ah, right, they had that base established closed to Fuchsia a few months ago, didn't they?" Janine asked. "But again, what do they need us for?"

"I'm not sure yet, but your aunt is already waiting for us there so let's get going." He said before noticing the book in her hand. "You're still reading Sachiko's dairies?"

"Of course! You know I've loved to read her stories since I was a child." Janine replied before hiding the book inside her suit.

"You're still a child for what it's worth." Koga replied.

"Heh, you can say that again." Visquez added.

"But that's our Janine, what can we do?" Giselle asked.

"Se you later, guys!" Janine said waving at them.

"Oh, well, let's see what those people want." He sighed before tossing another smoke bomb to the floor.

"Is that really necessary?" Janine asked.

"Let me enjoy the little things." Koga replied.

"Cough* midlife crisis." Vizquez said.

Battle Arena, near Saffron City, Kanto.

"Thanks again for letting us stay, Greta." Anabel said.

"Hey, it's fine, we're still coworkers after all." Greta answered sitting along the agents in a table while sharing some tea. "Though I'm still a little curious, you mentioned in our group chat that you'd be going to Alola for a mission, so what are you doing here?"

"We had an emergency, I had to resolve a little situation in Saffron so I teleported me here along with Danika." Anabel explained.

"Right, right, classified and all that stuff." Greta rolled her eyes. "So you're Danika, huh? Anabel actually told us a few things about you, can I see your totem?"

"Uh, sure." Danika replied and the wooden Urshifu to Greta who started inspecting it with her eyes.

"How interesting. I've heard the legends of the Urshifus, you must be someone really special to be able to awaken it." Greta said.

"W-Well, I wouldn't say so." Danika replied embarrassed. "After all, my friend Quillon was able to awaken the other Urshifu.

"Quillon?" Greta asked to then let out a small laugh. "W-Wait, you mean that guy Aya is always complaining about? Geez."

"Huh, what?" Danika asked.

"Yeah, remember we have a base here in Kanto, next to Fuchsia." Anabel said. "Quillon has gone there for some check ups and has run into Aya, who's the aunt of the current Gym Leader of the city. They banter a lot."

"I see..." Danika replied to then laugh as well. "Well, sounds like someone perfect for him."

"Anyhow, you should be careful with this." Greta said handing the totem back to Danika. "As far as I'm aware, the Urshifu can feel the feelings of their users, if you don't feel like what you're doing is the right thing, they might not want to come out."

"Uh... Where did that come from?" Anabel asked. "You know we're from the Interpol, our job is to protect this world and its people."

"Oh, yeah, I know, I know..." Greta replied. "Just, you know, Saffron is quite close... I've had some chats with Sabrina... What's an acquaintance that we both have in common?"

"Greta..." Anabel stared at her while clenching her fist and pink energy surrounded her.

"Yeah, you put that hand down." Great replied. "If you're planning to erase my memory, Sabrina will definitely notice when she comes visit... She thought that since we have a closer relationship, maybe I could knock some sense into you, but she also explained me that I can't tell Ash about all this. Geez, what a bother that future sight thing is."

"What I'm doing is for Ash's sake." Anabel said. "He'd be better off without Dawn."

"Sounds like a lot of trouble for just one girl and her friends, doesn't it?" Greta asked.

"This isn't something personal about Dawn, is about what Ash would do if he knew what happened between her and the Interpol." Anabel replied. "We can't have a Champion going against us. Specially not Ash of all people."

"That doesn't justify what you're planning to do, Anabel." Greta replied. "Ash is someone who treasures a lot the memories he shares with everyone."

"I know, but that's exactly the point. I could make him forget everything if I wanted, hell, I could make him think I'm his only girlfriend." Anabel continued. "But I don't want to hurt Ash that way, Dawn is a small price to pay in order to maintain peace with him."

"Welp, I told Sabrina that you wouldn't listen to me either." Greta said with a yawn. "You're too stubborn for your own good... Sigh, get out of my Arena. You're not welcome here anymore."

"Fine by me!" Anabel shouted to then stand up and started walking away while Danika followed her.

"Danika." Greta called her and the chaser looked back at her. "Please, if Anabel won't, then you have to be the one who thinks this through, that Urshifu didn't choose you for nothing."

"... It was... Nice to meet you, Greta." Danika said before following Anabel and leaving Greta with her arms crossed.

"Man, that sure didn't work." Greta said to then look over her shoulder and see an Ekans hanging from the ceiling, with this wearing a collar that had a camera on it. "Guess it's up to you then."

Back with Ash

"So... As you can see... I don't get to choose what I want." Phoebe said to then sit on the floor. "This is my punishment for losing the challenge and since I was the one who started it, I have no right to complain... I've already accepted my fate..." She said to then stare at Ash. "So, congratulations in winning...I'm your... Slave from now on... Or girlfriend, whatever you want to call me."

"If that's really how you wanna play..." Acerola trailed off to then jump atop the couch so the rest of the girlfriends would look at her. "Then it's time to put my plan in motion!"

"Your plan?" Phoebe asked.

"YUP! It's barely noon and this is long due, girlfriends!" Acerola shouted. "We have to show Phoebe that our family is honest and happy! And that Ash is nothing but the best boyfriend in the whole world! So all of us will spend the rest of the day having double dates with Ash! Or well, double and half dates; because Phoebe will be an special guest in each date!"

"ME WHAT?!" Phoebe shouted.

"...Mind if we join you since we're already here?" Caitlin asked.

"WE WHAT?!" Shauntal shouted.

"A-Acerola, you can't make me do this!" Phoebe shouted standing up to be face to face with the girl.

"Oh, yes, I can." Acerola replied. "See, we have a little order hierarchy over here, I'm the 5th girlfriend and you're the 14th, that's 9 full ranks below, girl, so you have to do what I say."

"B-But I-"

"Anyway!" Acerola interrupted her with a wide smile. "Let's split up into pairs!" She said showing Ash's hat which had plenty of folded black papers inside. "All these papers have a color inside, I want you all to pick one and open them and whoever gets the same color as you will be your pair in the double date! Just remember, Phoebe will have to go to every date along with y'all, so I hope you treat her well; as for Shauntal and Caitlin, since you just joined us for this, I don't have enough papers, you can just be your own pair."

"Guess that'll do." Caitlin replied.

"Wait, are we seriously doing this?!" Shauntal asked. "Did you just forget we're both married?! ...TO EACH OTHER?!"

"I mean, we're already here." Caitlin replied. "Do you mind, Ash?"

"I... Guess not?" Ash answered. "Same for Miss Dahlia, I owe you all one after all."

"Come on, it'll just be some random hang out." Caitlin said. "I don't think we've actually gotten a date since we got married."

"Ugh, fine." Shauntal sighed. "I mean, what's the worst that could happen anyway?"

"Very poor choice of words." Bea replied.

"Uh, what about me?" Dahlia asked to Acerola.

"The papers are all in pairs for a total of 14 and there's 13 of us without Phoebe who will not pick one so you can take one instead." Acerola explained. "Alright, enough talking, my head's starting to hurt, pick one already!" She said and the girls approached her one by one to then take a paper and all of them opened them at the same time. "And so, the pairs will be..."

"Dahlia and Cynthia!" Acerola shouted.

"Aight, some Sinnoh power!" Dahlia said.

"That actually gives me an idea about what to do for the date." Cynthia said.

"Bea and Selene!" Acerola continued.

"The first friend and the first girlfriend." Selene said.

"I guess I do have some questions about Ash's early life." Bea replied. "Do you know anything about an "Ashley"?"

"Can't you just forget about that already?!" Ash shouted.

"Nessa and Skyla!"

"The one who was the bustiest versus the current bustiest." Skyla said with a proud grin.

"You, uh, think about that topic a bit too much, huh?" Nessa asked.

"It's not my fault that Daddy's obsessed with our boobs." Skyla said sticking out her tongue.

"H-Hey, I'm not obsessed! I-I just like them! I-I-I love every part of your bodies!" Ash shouted getting all his girls to blush.

"Peonia and Lillie!"

"And so begins a High-Class Ladies union, doesn't it?" Lillie asked.

"It does indeed." Peonia replied and the girls shook hands.

"You rich people kinda piss me off." Lana added.

"Korrina and Mallow!"

"Why do I always get paired with people like you?" Korrina asked.

"What do you mean?" Mallow replied.

"Uh... Nothing." Korrina said while glancing at Mallow's chest.

"Dang it! I wanted to have a double date with Korrina." Flannery pouted while hugging her friend from behind.

"F-F-Flannery!" Korrina shouted while blushing. "You, uh, your chest..."

"Aight, if you're gonna keep talking about chest, do we have an exact order?" Selene asked and all the girls then looked at Ash who simply blushed embarrassed.

"Ugh, well the order would be Skyla, Flannery, Cynthia, Nessa, Mallow, Bea, Peonia, Lillie, Korrina, Gloria, Selene, Lana and Acerola." He answered and the girls giggled at him. "G-Give it or take..."

"Now that's some million-worth information." Selene said.

"What did I get myself into?" Phoebe asked herself.

"Oh, well, let's keep going... Flannery and Gloria!"

"Ah, the drunkard and the horny one, nothing bad will come out of that, right?" Lana said.

"At least this drunkard already got railed against the wall by Ash!" Gloria replied with a proud grin. "Unlike someone else here, Ms. Virgin!"

"BOOM! In your face!" Flannery shouted and Lana simply gritted her teeth.

"And Lana and me!" Acerola said finishing with the list.

"Oh well, let's see if we can get Ash to like small chests a bit more." Lana said.

"Can we please change topic?!" Ash shouted.

"Oh, geez, don't try to sound innocent, my prince." Acerola told him. "You're gonna eat me up tonight anyway."

"Ugh, right..." Ash replied with a massive blush.

"And of course, the last duo Caitlin and Shauntal!"

"We're really gonna turn this into a "My wife's boyfriend" situation, huh?" Shauntal asked.

"You can always take it as inspiration for your books." Caitlin added.

"Alright, the pairs are decided, so now let's arrange the order." Cynthia said.

Meanwhile in Galar.

"This Isle of Armor..." Chloe whispered as Chrysa was next to her on a flying taxi while they were on a Video Call with Goh.

"Yup, I have some friends over there." Chrysa replied. "They own a curious device, might be the only way for you to reach Alola right now."

"That's if we assume they'll let Chloe use it." Goh sighed. "Things really got complicated, if only I could go to Alola myself, but I have to get back to the base already or else they'll suspect about my disappearance."

"Don't worry, Goh, I'm sure they'll be willing to help." Chrysa said.

"Guess we can only hope so, best of luck. I'll try to find another way to help myself." Goh added before cutting the call and Chloe simply stared at the floor.

"What's the matter?" Chrysa said.

"Even now, I'll have to rely on you and your friends." Chloe answered. "Even though I said-"

"Hey, cut that off." Chrysa interrupted her. "There's nothing wrong with receiving help, and to be honest, something tells me you'll get the chance to prove yourself soon enough."

"We're here, ladies!" The Cabbie told them as they flew over three towers that had a giant triangle-shaped battlefield in between them.

"What are those?" Chloe asked.

"The three Challenge Towers, the smaller ones are the Towers of Darkness and Waters, which are run by Gym leaders. The bigger one is the Tower of Tempests, which is where we're going."

"Roger that." The Cabbie added as the Corviknight carrying the cab descended and landed in front of the biggest tower, only to be greeted by a group of trainers wearing yellow karate gis.

"Hmm... Call the captain." One of the trainers said to another who then ran inside the tower while Chrysa and Chloe approached the entrance. "Good day to you, what can we help you with?"

"Uh, well..." Chloe let out a nervous laugh and then looked at Chrysa expecting her to answer something, but simply saw her frowning. "Uh, Chrysa?"

"Sorry, sorry, it's just that's been a long time and coming to think of it, I'm not sure if they'll want... To see me." Chrysa said with a sigh.

"Wait, what?" Chloe asked.

"What's going on now?" Someone called from behind the trainers and they all moved aside and stood in attention as he walked into the scene. "Ugh, you got to be kidding me."

"You again?" Chloe asked seeing Paul wearing the same uniform as the other trainers, albeit his black and yellow colors were inverted.

"Hi there, Paul." Chrysa waved at him.

"What do you want now? I told you I don't want anything to do with whatever you're doing." Paul replied.

"We're here to see Mustard." Chrysa said. "We need to talk with him."

"If you allow me, Captain." One of the students talked to Paul. "It's not appropriate to let outsiders meet Lord Mustard without setting up a previous date."

"You people really don't know she is, huh?" Paul asked.

"Uh, should we, captain?" Another student asked and Paul simply raised his eyebrow at Chrysa.

"...My name is Chrysa Mostaz." She answered with another sigh. "I'm here to see my father."

Back with Ash.

"And so, after a quick lottery, the first date will be with... Cynthia and Dahlia!" Acerola shouted. "Feel free to do whatever you want, just remember, we're all on a waiting line, so don't make it too long."

"Wait, shouldn't you be doing the explaining and all that?" Gloria asked Bea. "I mean, you're the Alpha Girlfriend."

"Eh, let her have fun." Bea answered. "And seriously, we need to find a better title for me."

"So, where'd you like to go?" Ash asked the two Sinnoh girls.

"Well, the whole point of this is to get Phoebe to know our family better, right?" Cynthia asked.

"I'd also like to see a bit of it since we're at it." Dahlia added.

"Then I think you and I know the perfect way to do that, Ash." Cynthia said. "Remember that building that Kukui mentioned the other day?"

"You've just read my mind." Ash said with a smile. "Shall we go?"

"Yes, we should!" Cynthia replied to then hold Ash's hand and ran away with him.

"Hey! Don't forget about us!" Dahlia shouted to then hold Phoebe by her wrist.

"Wait, wh-" Phoebe asked before Dahlia dragged her away as well and the four trainers left the mansion.

Alola Battle Tree, a few minutes later.

"Alright, Kukui said the preparations are almost ready so he told us it's okay to use the battlefield." Ash said one one side of the arena with Phoebe by his side, while Cynthia and Dahlia were on the opposite one.

"How about this, Ash?" Cynthia called him. "Let's both use Pokemon that we won't use in tomorrow's battle to keep the surprise, does that work for you?"

"Hmph, yeah, let's do it!" Ash replied. "You ready, Phoebe?" He asked looking at the girl who had stayed silent the whole travel.

"Sorry, I... Guess I'm not feeling quite motivated." She answered with a sigh. "My mind is still processing all this... Uh, what are we doing here, again?"

"This is the Battle Tree!" Ash explained. "A special facility created from one of the oldest and biggest trees in Alola, it's meant to be a tourist attraction that also brings many strong trainers together. And today, we will the first ones to battle in it!"

"Ugh, sure, let's just get this over with..." Phoebe replied while pulling out a Poke Ball.

"Report to the dancefloor, Ludicolo!" Dahlia shouted with a spin as she released her Pokemon, which instantly started dancing around the battlefield.

"Then let's go, Roserade!" Cynthia was the next one to call out her Pokémon.

"Muk, I choose you!" Ash shouted and his Pokemon took presence before instantly throwing himself over him to smother him. "M-Muk! Come on, buddy, not now! Hahaha!" He told him and after a few seconds, Muk returned to the battlefield. "You're next, Phoebe." He said standing up and saw the girl simply staring at her Poke Ball.

"I... Really don't wanna do this, you know?" Phoebe said.

"Well, you were the one who said you had 'accepted your fate'." Ash said.

"I know what I said, but that doesn't make feel any better." Phoebe replied. "Like, I basically belong to you and there's nothing I can do about it, why do you want me to be part of these dates? Just take me to bed and throw me away like you do with those girls or whatever!" She shouted at him. "W-Why are you even pretending you care about my feelings?!"

"Because I do..." Ash replied. "And Phoebe, in case you forgot... Those girls are my GIRLFRIENDS!" He suddenly shouted. "They're people that I love and they love me too, they're not just some random girls I have sex with!"

"You really expect me to belie-"

"Yeah! I expect you to believe it!" Ash interrupted her. "Listen, I understand you, I really do, you must think I'm taking advantage of them since I go out with all of them, but that's not the case at all!"

"If anything, we're the ones who take advantage of Ash." Cynthia said.

"The most important thing here is that all these girls agreed to join me in this relationship on their own accord, whenever one rejects it, I simply respect her wishes." Ash continued. "That's why... I'm trying to make this easy for you, Phoebe."

"For... Me?" She asked.

"Listen, you can be sure I have no intention of pushing any boundaries with you, I'm not even going to touch you without your consent, because I can tell you really don't want to be my girlfriend." Ash said. "But if you insist in fulfilling your part of the Kahuru Challenge, then at the very least I have to make you understand why this family has managed to stay together. I want you to get to know me and the other girls better... But like I said, I'm doing this because you were the one who decided to show up and because this was Acerola's idea, I mean, even with that chain thing, as long as you don't openly reject me, you should be fine, right?"

"No, I won't." She answered. "The agreement was that if I lost I had to become your girlfriend, so I have to fulfill that role."

"If that's the case, then what you were suggesting of basically turning you into a sex slave isn't gonna work either." Ash said.

"What... do you mean?" Phoebe asked.

"You've said it yourself, the condition was that you had to specifically become my girlfriend."

"Which means hugs, kisses and kids!" Dahlia exclaimed getting Phoebe to blush while Cynthia smiled excited.

"And well, with all that stuff in mind, I surely don't want you to suffer from not fulfilling your part." Ash continued. "So we'll have to bear with each other for the moment, can we?"

"...Ugh, fine." Phoebe sighed again. "Come on by, Ruby!" She said releasing the previous Sableye that fought against Bea.

"Glad to see you got in the mood at least." Cynthia said.

"Hehe! After seeing all your Elite Four battles, I can't help but smile at the chance of fighting you, kid!" Dahlia said. "I'm SO excited!"

"Palmer is the only of the Platinum Brains that has fought Ash, right?" Cynthia asked her.

"Yeah, that's right." Dahlia said. "We were all expecting you to lend us a visit like you did to our Emerald folks, Ash. Hah, you left us waiting!"

"Well, sorry about that. Let's see if I can make it up to you." Ash replied. "Alright, if we're all ready, the battle begins now!"

"Let's show em our moves right away! Rain Dance!" Dahlia shouted and made a quick dance that her Ludicolo mimicked while shaking and caused the clouds over them to start raining down. "Now Dynamic Punch on Muk!"

"Infestation!" Ash replied and Muk extended his arms stopping Ludicolo's run as his sludge covered Ludicolo.

"You really didn't think that through, huh?" Cynthia asked.

"Oh, well, some days are luckier than others." Dahlia replied with a nervous smile.

"He's all yours, Phoebe!" Ash said.

"Hmmp, Power Gem!" Phoebe shouted and Sableye fired two red rays from his eyes.

"Not so fast, Weather Ball!" Cynthia shouted and her Roserade jumped in the air while forming a white orb in between her roses, which then absorbed the rain and became a Water Pulse that she tossed forward and intercepted the Power Gem causing an explosion right in front of Ludicolo that pushed him away from Muk.

"Suspicious Minds!" Sableye laughed out loud and summoned four humanoid spirits that flew towards the enemy Group.

"Petal Blizzard!"

"Hydro Pump!

Ludicolo fired off the stream of water from his mouth and Roserade spun around summoning a tornado of pink flowers before tossing it forward along the Hydro Pump, with both moves combining to dissipate the ghosts and exploding onto Sableye and Muk.

"Rock Slide!" Muk raised up his arms, lifting up several sharp rocks from the ground before hurling them towards the enemy team.

"Poison Jab on Sableye!" Roserade dashed forward as her roses were surrounded by purple sparks and used them to deviate the rocks, but just when she was about to reach Sableye, Muk suddenly grabbed her by her cape and lifted her up to then slam her to the ground and then tossed her away in the air.

"He... Protected Sableye?" Phoebe asked.

"Why, of course." Ash said. "We're partners here, aren't we?"

"Hmm..." Phoebe wondered in silence while Roserade kept flying in the air and ended up on Ludicolo's arms.

"Lud..." He said winking at her with a smile and Roserade suddenly smacked him with a Poison Jab right on his face.

"Hey! He was just trying to help!" Dahlia complained to Cynthia.

"S-Sorry about that, Roserade is quite stubborn." Cynthia said. "She might also be a bit mad that I won't use her in the champion battle."

"Sludge Bomb!" Ash shouted and Muk fired off a giant ball of ooze from his mouth.

"Shadow Ball!" Roserade formed the attack on both of her roses and tossed away several of them while Ludicolo was still recovering from the Poison Jab.

"Counter with Dark Pulse!" Sableye opened his mouth and released a dark beam that caused the Shadow Balls to explode and left the way open for the Sludge Bomb to impact the Grass-Types and explode.

"Hey, nice backup!" Ash told Phoebe.

"Well, you said it yourself, we'll have to bear with each other for the moment." Phoebe replied.

"That gives me an idea then, can you get rid of the rain?" Ash asked.

"Leave it to us. Suspicious Minds!" Sableye summoned the ghosts against and this time they started to spin around the clouds to dissipate them.

"Now let's keep going, infestation!" Muk swing his arms around releasing several small blobs that landed on the Grass-Types' feet and stuck them to the floor.

"Free yourself with Petal Blizzard!" Roserade fired the move downward and shot herself up like a rocket.

"Ludicolo, do the same with Hydro Pump!" Dahlia shouted but the moment Ludicolo tried to do this, Muk tossed another block and covered his mouth preventing him from using the attack.

"Shadow Claw!" Sableye quickly ran towards Ludicolo and started slashing the incapacitated Pokemon with his claws.

"Roserade, I don't know what those ghosts are doing, but stop them!" Cynthia said while her Pokemon continued to propel herself up as the ghost kept dissipating the rain clouds.

"Not so fast! Rock Slide!" Muk tossed the rocks again and these hit Roserade right on her chest, causing her to stop the Petal Blizzard and letting her on free fall, meanwhile Sableye jumped to Ludicolo's face and started scratching several times while blocking his vision.

"Use Energy Ball!" Ludicolo formed the move on his hands and tried to slam it onto Sableye, but just as he tried, the small Pokemon quickly jumped away and Ludicolo ended up tossing the Energy Ball forward and this exploded right onto the falling Roserade before she hit the ground.

"Dahlia!" Cynthia shouted.

"S-Sorry!" She answered before the battleground was filled with sunlight again.

"The clouds are gone!" Phoebe shouted.

"We have to stick them together!" Ash replied.

"Got it! Power Gem!" Sableye jumped up and used his laser eyes to push Roserade back, causing her to slam against Ludicolo.

"Infestation!" Muk tossed several more blobs and these stuck Ludicolo and Roserade together, while keeping them glued to the ground.

"Now Fire Blast!" Muk took a deep breath before releasing massive stream of fire towards the enemy team, with this causing the sludge surrounding them to catch fire and subsequently created a massive explosion that once settled down showed both Pokemon unable to battle.

"And that's a wrap!" Ash said offering his hand for a high five, but Phoebe simply looked away.

"I... Guess it wasn't so bad after all." Phoebe sighed. "Quite the teamwork for two people that hate each other."

"Phoebe... I don't hate you." Ash told her while she continued to look away. "Like I told you, I understand you, but I want you to understand me as well... Besides, they're the ones who did most of the work, aren't they?" Ash said pointing at their Pokemon and saw Muk hugging Sableye while the latter accepted it with a laugh.

"My! That was lots of good fun!" Dahlia said to then laugh out loud. "That was FUN! Funny in fact!"

"You sound like a broken record." Cynthia said while both sides returned their Pokemon.

"Eh, that's my way to cope, they gave us quite a beating." Dahlia said with a laugh. "You better don't underestimate Ash tomorrow."

"Believe me, I won't." Cynthia answered as Ash and Phoebe walked towards them.

"Great battle, you two!" Ash said.

"Don't be so humble, kid. You wrecked us down." Dahlia said. "Cynthia and I were a little out of sync, but Phoebe and you make a nice team."

"Guess we do." Ash replied looking at the girl who looked away again.

"Oh, well, I think we all did a fine job either way." Cynthia said. "And anybody who knows me at all knows that I celebrate fine jobs with one thing..."

A few minutes later

"ICE CREAM PARTY!" Cynthia shouted while they were inside an Ice Cream Shop, the four of them sitting on table with an ice cream each while the Pokemon that participated in the battle also had their ice creams while sitting on the floor next to them.

"Right, I always forget how much you like this stuff." Dahlia said as Cynthia took her first lick and her eyes lit up. "Though renting the whole place seems a little excessive."

"That's because I didn't anyone to bother us." Cynthia replied. "I mean, it was mostly my fault for not bothering to dress undercover like I do sometimes."

"You really think you'll be able to hide your relationship forever?" Phoebe asked.

"We don't, actually." Cynthia replied. "This is just a measure in the meantime."

"Meantime?" Phoebe asked.

"Yeah, uh, we were actually talking about that topic exactly before you showed up." Ash said. "We're planning to reveal it all to the public."

"...YOU WHAT?!" Phoebe shouted.

"Yup, not sure when or where, but it'll most likely be before I leave Alola." Ash added.

"HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?!" Phoebe shouted again. "You know what something like that is going to cause! You'll be ruining all of their lives forever! You said you cared about them!"

"It's exactly because I care about them that I have to reveal it!" Ash answered.

"HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY FUCKING SENSE?!" Phoebe continued.

"I mean, when you think about it..." Dahlia thought in silence for a few seconds. "Revealing it, making it official, that's the only way they can actually get married; at least here in Alola where polygamy is allowed, and it will also be the only for them to freely have kids and raise them."

"Yeah, you explained pretty well." Ash said.

"See, Phoebe? Even Dahlia gets it." Cynthia said. "So why can't you?"

"Because all this nonsense is wrong!" She shouted again. "How comes nobody else realizes it?!"

"Phoebe, if you calm down-"

"NO! I'M DONE!" Phoebe interrupted her. "You really think I'm gonna be part of that reveal?! You think I'm letting the whole world know that you turned me into a slave?!"

"Hey, gal! You turned you into that yourself!" Dahlia shouted. "Who was the one who started with the challenge?!"

"Well, I'm putting an end to this!" Phoebe shouted again to then look at Ash." I'm not gonna be your girlfriend!" She said and the chain from earlier appeared around her neck again and pulled her down to the floor.

"Phoebe!" Ash shouted as he tried to aid her.

"Leave me alone!" Phoebe shouted kicking him away. "If this is really how my life is going to be again, then I'd rather just die already!"

"W-What are we supposed to do now?!" Dahlia exclaimed.

"Unfortunately Phoebe is the only one who can change her mind about this." Cynthia added.

"...Let me try something." Ash approached Phoebe again while she was still struggling with the chain and suddenly grabbed her by her wrists before restraining her down.

"What do you think you-" Phoebe tried to ask only to be interrupted by a lip kiss from Ash that made both Dahlia and Cynthia gasp, while Phoebe's eyes widened in shock and her body paralyzed, after merely three second Ash separated from the kiss and looked down at the still shocked girl.

"...I love you, Phoebe!" He shouted.

"EEEH?!" Phoebe answered with the little air she had left.

"You heard that?! I love Phoebe Uhane and she's gonna be my girlfriend, whether she likes it or not!" Ash shouted looking directly at the chain on her neck and after a few seconds, this dissipated away and let Phoebe breathe again. "There..." Ash trailed off getting off Phoebe and sitting on the floor by her side, while the girl slowly sat down on the floor as well to then look at him. "So... How are you feeling? He asked before suddenly receiving a punch right on his nose from Phoebe.

"ASH!" Dahlia and Cynthia shouted.

"Y-Y-YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T EVEN TOUCH ME WITHOUT MY CONSENT!" Phoebe shouted.

"Well, I wasn't going to just let you die!" Ash answered while both Cynthia and Dahlia helped him recover. "I had to stop that chain somehow!"

"You didn't even know if that was going to work!" Phoebe continued.

"But it did!" Ash replied. "I had to do something! Were you seriously going to just kill yourself on the spot just because you hate me?! What about Acerola?! What about your Pokemon?!"

"I..." Phoebe stopped complaining for a moment and simply looked back at her Sableye, who was giving her a sad look. "I-I just..."

"You were the one who set up this whole thing! All you had to was accept his relationship with Acerola or simply leave us alone!" Cynthia shouted at Phoebe. "If we're doing this right now is because of you! And Ash is trying to make this work, Phoebe, so why don't you let him?!"

"Cause I..."

"...Cause she's afraid." Ash answered causing Phoebe to look at him. "Hey, didn't you wonder what were Shauntal and Caitlin doing in the mansion? ...They told me about what happened between you and Sidney... I'm really sorry you had to go through something like that, but you can be certain I'm making that none of my girlfriends suffer the same... Still, that chain really isn't helping your perspective, now is it? ...Cynthia, you and Phoebe go back to the mansion for now, I need to do something real quick."

"Roger that, I'll tell the next duo to get ready for their date." Cynthia replied.

"Please do; and sorry about the way our date turned out." Ash said.

"Hey, don't worry, none of that was your fault." Cynthia approached him and planted a quick kiss on his lips. "...Besides, I'll have you all for myself tomorrow." She whispered to his ear to then give it a soft bite and Ash simply blushed in response. "Speaking of, Dahlia, why don't you go with Ash?"

"Uh, me?"

"Sure, you two could use some time to know each other since he'll be focusing on the rest of the dates today." Cynthia replied.

"Well, if you say so..." Dahlia replied and both Ash and her recalled their Pokemon to then leave the shop, leaving Cynthia and Phoebe alone in the ship, with the latter staring at the floor.

"You know, Phoebe? I've been investigating about this Kahuru challenge thing." Cynthia said. "From what I understand,those punishment chains don't judge your words, they judge your thoughts and heart, so if they stopped once Ash kissed you then that means-"

"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Phoebe shouted before running outside the shop while her Sableye followed her.

"My, I hope the following girlfriends won't be as troublesome as this one." Cynthia sighed to then follow the girl as well.

Meanwhile with Ash.

"So, where are we going, kid?" Dahlia asked him.

"Don't worry, it's pretty close." Ash said. "Though are you sure you wanted to come with me?"

"Sure, I mean, why not?" Dahlia asked while resting on his shoulder. "Not gonna lie, it shocked me when Caitlin explained me the whole thing so quickly, but seeing it in person is really different, you all folks seem so happy, too bad Phoebe can't appreciate it."

"Well, I'll admit this situation isn't for everyone." Ash sighed. "But I still need a way to get through her..."

"You have other 7 dates to do that today, I'm sure you'll figure something out." Dahlia assured him. "As for me, hmm... Well, I think I'll just keep an eye out on you for the moment."

"And what does that mean?" Ash asked.

"It means we both still have some time here in Alola." She said to then kiss Ash's cheek. "You know what they say, lo que será, será."

"Heh, got that." Ash said before the two reached a rather small totem that had the symbol of the four Tapus on it.

"Now they told me I just need to press this." Ash approached the totem and placed his hand over Tapu Koko's symbol, causing it to shine brightly before firing off a yellow beam to the skies.

"Now that's something..." Dahlia said looking up and after a few seconds Tape Koko descended from the skies and stopped in front of Ash.

"Hi there, Koko, uhm, I know you said this thing was only for emergencies, but if it isn't too much, I'd like to ask a favor."

Meanwhile in Sinnoh.

Ursula finally arrived at her home and her Garchomp walked in behind her and closed the front door while Ursula silently walked to her room and once she was inside she stood in front of her mirror, looking at her reflection with a calm expression.

"It's over..." She whispered. "All this... Stupid 'adventure' is finally over... Miss Johanna... Is gone." She said while her body started trembling and suddenly ran to one of her drawers before picking it up and tossing it to a wall.

"Why... WHY?!" She shouted again and started tossing objects around her room while ger Garchomp simply looked at her from the door. "WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS?! WHY DID THEY DO THAT TO HER?! SHE DID NOTHING WRONG! WE WERE THIS CLOSE! I COULD'VE SAVED HER... But I... I-I-I hesitated...and then I blamed Dawn and only made the matter worse for everyone..." She said falling to her knees and slamming her fists against the floor several times. "I COULD'VE SAVED HER!" She repeated as she effortlessly tried to stop herself from crying and the commotion was eventually enough for the rest of her Pokemon to come out of their Poke Balls.

"I... I-I need some time alone, okay?!" She shouted as her body continued to shiver and Plusle and Minun were the first one to approach her and hug her, being followed by Vaporeon, Flareon and Jigglypuff while Garchomp laid by her side as their trainer tried to contain herself only to end up crying out loud again on the floor.

"We're here!" Angie shouted slamming open the door of her house along her Luxray while Marnie and Paige were both watching TV in the living room.

"Angie!" They both shouted while Angie and Luxray ran upstairs to their room.

"Hey, wait! Angie!" Marnie shouted as both sisters followed her. "Where have you been?"

"Why weren't you answering our calls?" Paige added while they saw Angie prepare some luggage at the speed of light.

"Sorry, I don't have time to explain!" She shouted closing the luggage with help of her Luxray.

"Wait, what do you mean?" Paige asked while Angie ran to her door.

"A-Angie, hold on!" Marnie stopped her before she reached the door. "You're going out again? Your parents are coming back tomorrow, what are we supposed to tell them?"

"...Tell them that I'm on a mission." She said with a smile before jumping on her Luxray's back as he jumped downstairs and they left the house. "And that I might come back with a boyfriend!"

"... What's wrong with this girl?" Marnie asked with a sigh.

"You seriously scared us all, Regina." Glacia said while they were both already on a plane on their way to Galar.

"Sorry again, Aunt Glacia." She replied. "I just wanted to-"

"I know, I know, you just wanted to help a friend." Glacia interrupted her. "Believe me, there's nothing wrong with that, but if you were really willing to go against the government in order to help her... You shouldn't have gotten yourself caught." She said with a laugh while playfully squeezing Regina's nose.

"So, uh, what exactly were you planning to do if I hadn't escaped?" Angie asked.

"Let's just say your old aunt still has some tricks up her sleeve." Glacia said with a wink.

"I see..." Regina answered. "Still I wish things had played out differently... That poor Dawn."

"Don't worry about Regina, sooner rather than later, the Interpol will have to reap what they saw."

"Is it... Really okay to stay aside?" Mitsumi asked looking outside her window along her Infernape, their house was located on a valley rather close to the abandoned Fuego Ironworks.

"Infernape, I don't know what to do." She continued. "Dawn is telling me to leave her alone, but... But I don't want to... You know I've been there... She needs help."

"Fernape." Her Pokemon answered.

"Yeah, but you know she doesn't exactly know me right now." Mitsumi replied. "I'm not totally sure of how to approach her, we're the only family we have left after all... And it's exactly because of that that I can't just stay here..." She said to then walk back to Dawn's room and took a deep breath.

"We're gonna get through this together, like the sisters we are." Mitsumi said to herself before opening the door. "Hey, Dawn, we-" She opened the door expecting to see the girl still on bed, but found the room completely empty. "Uh... Dawn?" Mitsumi walked to the bathroom and opened it finding nothing either and then looked over her shoulder to see the window wide open while Dawn's phone was laying on the floor.

"No..." Mitsumi trailed off before running to the garage, where Dawn's Pokemon were all resting. "Guys! Have you seen Dawn?!"

"Pi? Plup." The starter answered shaking his head.

"What do you mean with that?! S-She's not here in the house! She... She ran away without any of you?" Mitsumi asked startling all of Dawn's Pokemon. "No, no, calm down, this doesn't make any sense... Right, listen, Dawn is really feeling down, okay? She must be disoriented or something, we have to find her. Everyone, please look around, she can't be that far!" She ordered and all of Dawn's Pokemon exited the garage and ran away in different directions.

"What's going on? Where could she be?" Mitsumi asked looking at her Infernape who was giving her a worried look. "N-No way, you really think she's gonna try... We have to get to Ironworks now!"

Back in Alola.

"And now, the following pair will be... Lillie and Peonia!" Acerola said while all the girls were in the living room again after Cynthia and Phoebe returned, with the latter laying down on the floor with a desperate look.

"Well, after hearing your date played out..." Peonia thought for a moment before looking at Lillie. "You thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Most likely." Lillie replied.

"Fine then, when Ash returns tell him to meet with us two in Lillie's room. We'll also be waiting for you, Phoebe."

"Yeah, whatever..." Phoebe replied still on the floor while the two girls left to the room and the rest of the girlfriends went on to do their own stuff.

"Phoebe, you're really making this a lot harder than it has to be." Acerola said.

"I don't want to hear that now, Acerola." Phoebe replied. "I still don't understand what you see in this relationship."

"Well, that's the idea of this exercise." Acerola said with a wink. "I'm sure that by the end of the day you'll understand... Like, you better do, because some of the girls aren't quite happy with your hostility, cough cough, Lana, cough, cough." She added to then leave Phoebe alone in the floor of the living room.

"How dared he?" Phoebe asked while touching her lips. "He knew about Sidney and he still... and he's still trying to make me comfortable... the girls are right, I brought this on myself, but I... I just can't accept this, can I?" She kept talking to herself for roughly 5 minutes until Ash returned and found her there.

"Uh... You okay?" Ash asked.

"I almost choked myself to death and a womanizer had to kiss me in order to save me, how do you think I feel?" Phoebe asked. "Lillie and Peonia are next, they're waiting for you in Lillie's room."

"Waiting for us, you mean." Ash replied offering his hand to her and Phoebe stared at him for a few seconds before accepting his help to stand up, but once she was standing she pulled back her hand from him.

"Let's just go..." Phoebe said and started walking upstairs, but stopped at the middle of them. "Uh... I kinda don't know where that room is."

"Just follow me." Ash answered guiding the way while Phoebe followed him from behind until they made it to Lillie's room and found both girls sharing tea in a small table with four chairs and tea set.

"I'm having a dejavu..." Ash trailed off.

"Would you take a seat?" Lillie asked and Ash and Phoebe complied while Peonia served the tea to then give a cup to both of them. "Now, considering your date with Cynthia was... Eh, a bit too lively, we imagined Phoebe would prefer a slower one to follow up."

"Guess I appreciate that." Phoebe said while taking a sip of tea.

"Well, Phoebe, I was one of Ash's first girlfriends and Lillie has known him for a longer while than most of us." Peonia said. "If you have any questions about our relationship, please feel free to speak out."

"Why do you even care?" Peonia asked.

"Because whether you like it or not, you're Ash girlfriend now." Lillie replied. "That means you're family to us now."

"Family, huh?" Phoebe asked. "Fine, let's talk, I suppose Ash already told you that he's planning to reveal your relationship with him to the world, right?"

"Why, of course." Peonia replied.

"And we all agreed with him." Lillie added.

"So you're all really fine with all that?" Phoebe asked. "Even you two? I mean, you're from some of the most powerful and influential families in the whole world, this could ruin their reputation."

"Eh, what's a company without a little controversy?" Peonia shrugged shoulders. "Galar can't sustain itself without Macro Cosmos anyway."

"Alola and Aether Foundation are more or less the same too." Lillie replied.

"Ugh, fine, forget about all those people, what about your families?" Phoebe asked. "What if they disown you?"

"I mean, Dad already accepted this and Uncle Rose is really fond of Ash, I doubt anything is going to happen at this point." Peonia said.

"Well, as for me, my brother Gladion accepted this too and..." Lillie blushed before continuing. "My Mom kinda likes Ash as well so-"

"SHE WHAT?!" Phoebe shouted.

"It's a bit of a complicated situation." Ash answered. "Lana's Mom also-"

"YOU CAN'T JUST DATE YOUR GIRLFRIEND'S MOTHER!" Phoebe shouted to then grab Ash by his clothes. "Don't you have any kind of limits or common sense left?!"

"Common sense flew out of the window the moment he asked Nessa and Bea to share him." Peonia said.

"You'll get used to it." Lillie said.

"You're just a bunch of enablers!" Phoebe shouted. "Not even YOU think that's wrong?!"

"In the exact sense of the word, I wouldn't say what we're doing is "wrong" per se." Peonia replied. "At the end of the day, we're not hurting anyone and we all agreed to do this."

"Yup, all of us girlfriends care about each other a lot." Lillie said. "And we're all happy with our current relationship."

"Ash being our boyfriend is also a big factor in all this." Peonia added. "I really doubt any other man in the world can match his level of dedication and care, the way he always memorize what we all like and prefer, he can even tell us apart without looking."

"Uh, how does that last part work?" Phoebe asked.

"Heh, let me show you." Peonia looked around the room and came back with a ribbon to then tie it around Ash's head to cover his eyes, the girls then waited a few seconds and Lillie approached him to then plant a lip kiss on him.

"...That was Lillie." Ash answered.

"Yes, I was!" Lillie replied with a smile.

"Guess I'm next then." Peonia added and Ash then felt two hands cupping his face before feeling another lip kiss that departed rather quickly.

"...Phoebe?" Ash asked pulling up the ribbon to see the girl blushing in front of him while still cupping his face, while both Lillie and Peonia looked rather surprised at her.

"I-I... I wanted to know if you weren't just guessing..." Phoebe replied while letting go of him. "I-I wanted to see if you were just going to say it was Peonia... T-That was all it was, ok?! B-Besides, you're telling me that you already memorized the way I kiss after a single one?!"

"N-No, it's just that, uh, well, it felt different from Lillie and Peonia and you're the only one here right now, so..." Ash simply looked around while the two remained silent. "B-Besides if you wanted to prove a point, you could've gotten Lillie to kiss me again, right?"

"Yeah... I guess I could've." Phoebe replied as she blushed even more.

"Sounds like you just wanted to kiss him again." Peonia replied to then approach Ash. "Oh, well, can't say I blame you." She added to then take her turn to kiss Ash. "It's... Quite addictive, you know?"

"You do realize how unsanitary it is that all of us kiss him so often?" Phoebe asked and both girls simply shrugged shoulders. "Ugh, of course not."

"So, did we manage to convince you?" Lillie asked Phoebe while Peonia continued to kiss Ash and he hugged her closer to him.

"Uh... T-This isn't as bad as I first thought, I guess." Phoebe replied with a sigh. "I guess you all look somewhat happy."

"Wouldn't you like to be part of that happiness too?" Lillie asked.

"You mean like how you mother wants to?" Phoebe asked. "That seriously doesn't bother you in the slightest?"

"My mother has been through a lot, all that I wish for her now is her happiness." Lillie replied. "That's exactly what Acerola wants for you... And it is what you should want for her as well."

"I-"

"I'm sure you'll make the right decision." Lillie interrupted while placing a hand on Phoebe's shoulder. "...Cause if you don't, Lana might have some ideas in mind, ugh... Hey, Nia! Make some room for me!"

'I'm starting to get worried about this Lana...' Phoebe thought while both Peonia and Lillie were taking turns to kiss Ash, leaving Phoebe to blush while she looked at the three.

Meanwhile in Kanto.

"How much longer do we have to wait, Aya?" Quillon asked to the ninja woman.

"They should be here any minute, my brother is not someone to show up late." Aya replied. "And that's Lady Aya for you."

"Yeah sure..." Quillon replied rolling his eyes.

"That's some mighty talk coming from someone who apparently has gotten his ass beaten over and over again these last few days." Aya replied. "To think some random girls managed to catch you off guard."

"Are you trying to pick up a fight?!" Quillon shouted.

"If you feel like it." Aya replied. "Though we both know that you can't defeat me neither in a Pokemon fight or in a fist to fist one. Pfft, still can't believe you managed to awaken one of the Urshifu Totems with that pity aura you have."

"I'll show you some aura!" Quillon said pulling out his totem. "BEAST-"

"That's enough." Amaranth said walking into the scene. "Gosh, it's always the same with you two, get a room already."

"AS IF!" They both shouted before a smoke bomb exploded in front of them as Koga and Janine arrived as well.

"Thank you for coming, Koga." Amaranth said. "I'll get to the point, please follow me." He said and the group reached the cells section and saw Johanna inside a glass cell, with Akari still resting on her lap.

"What do you want now?" Johanna asked with a cold glare.

"Nothing you should worry about." Amaranth replied. "Ninja ladies and ninja sir, this woman here is Johanna Shogo and the girl with her is Sho Akari, her ancestor."

"Ancestor?" Koga asked.

"The whole story has gotten quite complicated." Amaranth sighed. "The best sum up I can give you right now is that Akari comes from the past and was brought here due to an error on Dialga's part, Dialga talked with one of our agents and promised to help us, but like I mentioned, the situation complicated further and worsened. I'd like to ask for your help to guard these ladies while they stay here."

"The Interpol needs our protection?" Koga asked.

"Not protection, simply assistance." Quillon answered.

"Yeah, turns out having this gals locked up has been quite troublesome for the Interpol." Aya replied. "Can you believe some little girls almost broke them out from their main base? They kicked poor Quillon's ass!"

"You little-"

"The point is that is because of that situation that we bought them over here." Amaranth interrupted. "Besides, you have plenty of people serving your Gym, don't you?"

"Yeah, in case you forgot, the League made you agree to help us in anything happened since we established our base close to Fuchsia." Quillon said.

"Of course I remember." Koga answered. "And I also remember I wasn't okay with the Interpol putting the people of Fuchsia in danger by setting up a base so close."

"So do we agree or not?" Aya asked.

"It seems like we don't have a choice." Koga replied. "At least if something bad happens we'll be the first ones to know, right Janine?" He asked to his daughter who had remained silent since they entered the room and saw her staring deeply at Akari. "Janine?" He called her again now getting her to react.

"F-Father, Aunt Aya..." She trailed off. "C-Can we, uh, have a private talk between us three before anything?"

"Sounds doable, I guess." Koga said and the three ninjas walked out of the room, leaving Amaranth and Quillon next to Akari and Johanna.

"What's the matter, Janine?" Koga asked.

"That girl! She's a Sho! She's THE Sho that Sachiko mentioned in her notebook!" Janine exclaimed to then quickly pull out the book and opened it to a show a draft of Akari's face.

"It... Does look like her." Koga said. "And Amaranth mentioned she was from the past so-"

"Pfft, so what?" Aya asked.

"So? We have to help her!" Janine shouted. "It's thanks to her that our family exists today."

"Janine, I understand that you grew up hearing those stories, but things are different now." Aya said.

"Eh? B-But-"

"Your Aunt has a point." Koga sighed. "Listen, best case scenario, the Interpol has told us all the truth and they simply want to send that girl back to her time. Let's aid them for now."

"But Dad, you were the one was the most against the Interpol building a base near Fuchsia!" Janine shouted. "You said they weren't trustworthy!"

"Yeah, I did..." Koga replied. "But you heard them, they have all the permissions from the League, we could get into some trouble for not complying with them... How about this? If you wanna thank her so bad, I say you stay here for the first guard. That should allow you to get closer to that girl Akari, maybe hear her version of the story."

"Are you sure we can leave her alone after all that she said?" Aya asked.

"Of course, I trust that Janine won't do anything reckless." Koga added. "Am I right?"

"...Of course, father." Janine replied with a nod. "I just... I'll just quickly go look for something at the Gym, I'll be back in a moment."

Back with Ash.

"And the next pair will be... Bea and Selene!" Acerola said.

"If I may make a suggestion." Selene said to the first girlfriend. "Since Lillie and Peonia gave Phoebe a better insight of how the family works, I think you and I should give her an insight of how Ash works, since you and I are the ones who know him the most."

"Hey..." The Alola trio stared at them.

"At least those two already had sex with Ash." Gloria whispered to them.

"Oh, that's it!" Lana shouted and started chasing Gloria around the room.

"Guess that plan will do." Bea replied to Selene. "Hmm... If it's okay, there's one place here in Alola that Ash mentioned and I'd like to visit."

...

Pancake Parlor, Hau'oli City.

"Here we go!" Nina said while her Alolan Raichu and her placed four orders of pancakes in a table for Ash, Bea, Selene and Phoebe. "Hope you like it!"

"Thanks a lot, Nina." Ash said.

"Oh, it's my pleasure." Nina answered. "We're honored to be serving the champion, I'll be there on the counter if you need me." She said to then leave the four alone and Bea was the first one to take a bite.

"So, how is it?" Ash asked while the others also started eating.

"...These are better than the ones that Mallow and Acerola made for breakfast..." Bea said while shedding a tear. "Ash, how about bringing that girl to the harem?"

"B-Bea, she's married." Ash replied.

"That apparently isn't stopping you with Caitlin and Shauntal." Phoebe told him.

"W-Well, they were the ones who insisted..." Ash replied embarrassed.

"Dang it, guess I'll have to start coming here in my free time while we're still in Alola." Bea answered and continued eating the pancakes.

"Uhm, I know you love sweets, but you seem a little hungrier than usual." Ash said. "Is everything okay?"

"Y-Yeah, uh, I just... It's nothing." Bea replied to then look away. "Hey, can you give me another order of pancakes, Nina?"

"Sure, give me a minute!" Nina replied.

"Now Phoebe, is there anything you want to know about Ash?" Selene asked.

"Another talk no jutsu, eh?" Phoebe sighed. "Peonia and Lillie mentioned that he's really dedicated, but what do you guys really see in him? Like, I'm not saying he's not well-looking-"

"Aha..." Both Bea and Selene interrupted her with some smug grins.

"I-I'm just trying to say..." Phoebe blushed to then sigh again. "What could possibly convince you to share a man with so many other girls?"

"Other than being dedicated, Ash may make a lot of promises, but he always backs them up with actions." Selene said. "It's been like that ever since we were kids, I remember how much we used to play house back in Pallet Town, I always imagined we so many kids..." She added to then start drooling.

"Don't get off-topic." Bea said while Selene's mind wandered off. "And of course, it's not like we just jumped in like nothing, we all have our story with Ash, he did lots of things for each one of us even before we became his girlfriends, giving Gloria a reason to become a trainer, showing Skyla and Flannery that they weren't running their Gyms properly, helping Peonia save her town; and so on."

"Well, what about you two specifically?" Phoebe asked. "What did Ash do for you?"

"Well, like I told you, Ash and I were childhood friends." Selene said. "It was thanks to all those moments that I'm the person who I am today, someone who treasures friendship and love above all else, he also inspired me to take on the Island Trials and I hope to one day challenge him for the Alola Champion title." She added to then stand up and walked to Ash to sit on his lap and hug his head. "It is worth mentioning that much like you, I wasn't quite on board with the whole harem stuff, but after seeing everything from inside I ended up accepting to join and I've been pretty happy so far."

"I see... And what about you, Bea?" Phoebe asked.

"Well, my story is quite more complicated." Bea said. "But the rest of the harem already knows, so I guess it's only fair to tell you... Here's the thing, I'm the daughter of a very strict Gym Leader who trained me and abused me my whole life to become his successor, but I never wanted to do so, so when I had the chance I escaped, I eventually met Ash and we went through a lot of things together, eventually defeating my father in a battle and earning my freedom... Doesn't sound like something that a womanizer would do, right?"

"... I guess not." Phoebe replied.

"We also became a couple by that time." Bea continued. "Like you know, I was his first girlfriend snd... We had known Nessa for a while by then; and shortly afterwards, Ash tried to reject her, but didn't... He couldn't... And I guess deep inside I didn't want Nessa to suffer like that either, we both hated each other quite a bit, but we had also gotten closer."

"Just like Gloria and me." Selene said while Nina gave Bea her second plate of pancakes and she restarted her eating as she kept explaining.

"So yeah, Ash then had the idea to have us share him and of course I was against it... For like 3 minutes." Bea said to then sigh. "I ended up accepting it, after all that Ash did for me, I owed him that at least and I'm glad everything has been working out fine so far."

"Wow..." Phoebe trailed off.

"Wait, uh, how did you meet Ash, Phoebe?" Selene asked.

"I ran into Bea and him while they were on a cruise and I was volunteering as lifeguard." Phoebe said. "Ash drowned, but I saved him, then I came back to Alola, Acerola told me she had a crush on him and I tried to help her... But then we found about the harem and while she accepted, I... I had my doubts."

"Well, do you still have them?" Ash asked.

"... They're less now." Phoebe admitted with a sigh to then smile at him. "By the way, uh... Thank you for saving me, really... I guess we're even now."

"It's nothing; and believe it or not, that's not the first time I save someone from doing something similar." Ash answered.

"Ah, right, Valerie." Bea said after finishing the pancakes again.

"One of your future girlfriends, I suppose?" Phoebe asked.

"Yeah, more or less." Ash answered.

"You seriously don't even know how many of them there'll be at the end, do you?" Phoebe asked.

"No, I definitely don't." Ash replied.

"As long as you keep treasuring us, it's fine by me." Selene said to then take Ash into a lip kiss.

"Y-You really shouldn't kiss him like that in the open..." Phoebe trailed off.

"Relax, nobody is paying attention to us." Selene said to then give Ash another kiss. "Or what? Are you jealous?"

"N-No! I just, uh... Thanks for the insight, I guess." Phoebe answered. "Shall we go back home?"

"Of course, I'll go pay, you can go ahead if you want." Ash answered.

"Just, uh... One thing first." Phoebe approached Ash and went for a lip kiss, lasting a bit more than her previous attempt.

"Uh..." Ash simply looked perplexed at her.

"W-Well, we've been doing that at the end of every date so far so yeah..." Phoebe explained while looking away. "Besides, if I'm still forced to be your girlfriend, I... Need to see if I'm really confortable with... Uh, being affectionate with you and all that... S-See you at home." Phoebe sighed before walking out of the restaurant with a massive blush in her face.

"Guess I'll go with her just in case." Selene giggled before giving Ash another lip kiss to then follow Phoebe.

"Look like she's finally getting it." Bea said.

"I'm glad, honestly." Ash said. "What about you, want another one of those?"

"Eh, maybe to go, I guess..." Bea answered. "Like, seriously, these are really good... I just hope to not get too fat... Ash... there is actually something I should tell you."

"What is it?" Ash asked sitting by her side.

"Don't misunderstand me, it's not like it's a bad thing." Bea replied. "It's just... Listen, you have to focus on Phoebe and on the battle for tomorrow... I'll tell you after you beat Cynthia, okay?"

"...Bea, we talked about the secrets and-"

"It's not a secret." Bea interrupted him. "Trust me, after all that we've been through, I'd never dare to hide anything from you again, it's just... A surprise." She said giving him a sincere smile. "And I want to tell you properly."

"Uh... Alright then..." Ash blushed while he thought about her words. "W-Well, I'll go pay now." Ash stood up, but Bea quickly did the same and trapped him in a tight hug to then give him a lip kiss, with Ash softly biting her lips and getting the girl to shiver only for Bea to separate from the kiss and rest her head on his shoulder, giving Ash a clear view of her neck and Ash blushed in embarrassment instantly understanding what his girlfriend wanted.

"B-Bea, we're in public..." He said, but the girl answered by hugging him tighter. "...Fine, just a little one." Ash said to then nibble on her bottom neck before softly biting her, but that was enough to make the girl gasp. "Heh, that's my Bea, alright." Ash whispered to her ear before the two shared another lip kiss.

"...Oh, dear." Nina simply said from the counter while looking at the scene.

Meanwhile with Dawn.

"...Looks high enough." She whispered at the edge of Fuego Ironworks' roof, staring down at the floor. "This was all my fault... I... I'm sure Mitsumi will take care of my Pokémon... If anything, they'll be better off without me, just like Ash... Ash... I wish I could've talked with him one last time, but he surely doesn't want to see me after what I said..." She said while weakly starting to cry. "I-I should've accepted his offer, I should've joined his harem, we'd both be happy and he would've helped me with all this... I guess this is it..." Dawn whispered as she tried to give a step forward, but then stopped herself. "Then why... Why can't I just do it? ... It... it's because my Pokémon will be sad... My friends will be sad... Ash will sad... But I-"

"NO, YOU DON'T!" Mitsumi shouted from above while her Infernape carried her on her back and used Aerial Ace to jump lal the way to the roof before crashing next to Dawn, breaking down the segment of the roof she standing on and causing Dawn to fall inside, only for Mitsumi to catch her in a bridal carry to then land with her knee on the floor next to her Infernape.

"...Mitsumi?" Dawn asked after processing what just happened.

"What were you thinking?!" Mitsumi shouted suddenly tossing her sister to the floor. "Why would you try to do that?! WHY?!"

"Is... Your knee okay?" Dawn asked.

"I'M FINE!" She shouted and then stood up while her knee was bleeding out to then grab Dawn by her wrist and make her stand up to look at her directly. "...Are you okay?"

"Y...Yes... Thank you." Dawn replied and Mitsumi sighed before pulling her into a hug.

"...Mitsumi... How did you know I was here?" Dawn asked.

"Heh, what can I say? ...sisters think alike." She replied.

"What... do you mean?" Dawn asked.

"You think... I didn't try this exact same thing when Dad died because of me?" She asked. "I was... In this very place... All I could do was blame myself... But I didn't go for it... Cause I was hoping to see you again; to fix my mistakes! To somehow make things right... And here we are, I couldn't save Mom or Akari, but I could save you and your friends..." Mitsumi stared at her for another moment before letting out a sigh and pushed Dawn away to then hold her hands. "I understand what you were thinking , I really do, I know how much an event as horrible as that would affect your head, but believe when I say that this isn't going to fix anything."

"I just... I don't what do right now." Dawn said.

"You have to keep moving forward." Mitsumi replied. "That's the only thing you can do; and I promise, we'll get through this, together... So don't ... Don't leave me alone again. Please."

"... I won't." Dawn replied to then go for another hug. "Thank you for saving me."

"Thank you for waiting." Mitsumi answered. "Let's head back for now, okay? Your Pokemon are crazy worried."

"Yeah... You also owe me that sister talk you've been mentioning, don't you?"

"Guess I do." Mitsumi said and the two shared a smile before leaving the abandoned building.

Back with Ash.

"And the next date is... Flannery and Gloria!"

"To Oranguru's place!" The two shouted to then drag Ash and Phoebe away, before anyone else could say anything.

...

"So... This is a bar." Phoebe said.

"Well, a juice bar actually." Ash replied while they were all sitting side to side in front of Oranguru as he prepared some drinks.

"Yup, Mallow told us about this place and we had to give it a try." Flannery said.

"And since you had two consecutive calmer dates, it's time to give you one that's a little more alive." Gloria added. "Which is why we ordered this!" She exclaimed as Oranguru gave them four coconuts with pink juice inside.

"You're planning to roof me?" Phoebe asked.

"Relax, it's basically just kid's beer mixed in with a little bit of alcohol and some other stuff, it'll be fun." Gloria said. "I just turned 16 so I want to try the real stuff for the first time."

"It's pretty much a "lightly drunk" juice, it'll help you loosen up a bit." Flannery added.

"When did you even have time to check the menu?" Ash asked while Phoebe took one of the drinks in her hands. "Uh, are you sure you wanna do it?"

"Well, I'm already here." Phoebe sighed before starting to drink and Flannery and Gloria followed her shortly afterwards.

"I have a bad feeling about this." Ash said. "I'll drink just a tiny bit, that way I'll still be in my right mind if things somehow get out of control." He did as he said and then put the coconut aside, while Gloria and Flannery drank theirs completely almost right away.

"Hehe, that was nice!" Flannery said while Gloria stood up and walked to Ash to then hug him

"Uh, you okay?" Ash asked before the girl pressed their foreheads together and he sighed to then give her a lip kiss. "That's what you wanted, wasn't it?" He asked before Gloria suddenly pushed him to the floor to then sit down on his lap. "H-Hey, let's calm down a bit." Ash said while Gloria cupped his face.

"I want more." She whispered before starting to kiss Ash who had no choice, but to comply.

"T-This is... a little different... from the usual... Scottish Gloria." Ash said trying to talk for the brief moments that Gloria separated from him to breathe in before taking him into another kiss.

"Guess it has to do with the fact that she didn't drink cider but actual alcohol this time." Flannery replied with a giggle to then approach the two. "Now, Gloria, leave some for me, will ya?" Flannery asked and Gloria hesitated a bit before giving Ash one last kiss to then move to kiss his neck.

"H-Hey, Gloria..." Ash tried to call her, but was interrupted by a lip kiss from Flannery, who as always pressed her pronounced breasts against his body.

"Is this really how the rest of my life is gonna be?" Phoebe asked while she took another sip before looking at Oranguru. "So, you wanna hear me rant or something?" She asked and Oranguru shook his fan to then disappear from the bar with a flash of light. "Though so..." Phoebe said before looking at the scene again. Gloria had already lifted Ash's shirt and was planting kisses on his stomach while Flannery was still kissing his lips.

"Come on now, why so shy?" Flannery asked him. "You were handling me quite nicely last night."

"Y-Yeah, but you know, Phoebe is there watching us." Ash replied.

"Pfft, she got herself into this, we oughta show her what this family is all about." Flannery said.

"Please don't have sex in front of me." Phoebe said.

"Oh, come on, I wasn't going to say that!" Flannery said while Gloria was now rubbing her cheek against Ash's belly. "B-Besides Ash already pounded me and came inside me a lot last night, I'll be fine for a few days."

"Don't talk about that kind of things while I'm drinking!" Phoebe shouted before finishing her cup and tossed it aside before she decided to sit down on the floor next to the loving trio. 'I mean, what am I really supposed to be here?' She thought. 'I said I didn't mind the kisses, but this is a bit too much...'

The scene continued and after the few minutes Ash was now sitting down on the floor s well, with Gloria sitting on his lap and running her hands all over his stomach while kissing his lips and Flannery was hugging him behind with her shirt lifted to press her chest directly against Ash's back while also kissing his neck.

"Ash..." Gloria called him in the middle of her drunk haze. "Are you still thinking about my Mom?"

"C-Come on, Gloria. Don't tell me you're still jealous." Ash said. "You already proved that you're the only Tsurutate I need."

"That better be the case." Gloria said pinching his cheeks to then give him another lip kiss before letting out a yawn. "Ugh, I'm feeling dizzy all of a sudden."

"That's one of the things that happens when you drink like a grownup." Flannery said with a laugh.

"I think... I'm sticking to cider then." Gloria trailed off before another yawn came out and she ended up falling asleep and snoring on Ash's chest.

"Well, that was actually calmer than expected." Ash said to then kiss the girl's forehead and carefully leave sleeping her on the floor. "But I think I kinda missed the straightforward Scottish Gloria."

"Is that so? Flannery asked and turned Ash around so they could be face to face and to also give him a clear view of her bra. "And what the drunk me, huh?"

"Well, you're not acting much different from your usual self." Ash said. "If anything normal Flannery would have already tried to pull down my pants a few times.

"Aww, come on, it's not like I'm some horny Houndoom, I just really like you." Flannery said taking him into a deep lip kiss. "And this just happens to be my favorite way of showing my affection to you."

"I guess I can understand that." Ash replied while the kisses continued and then moved his hands to grope her breasts over her bra getting the girl to gasp a bit. "I-It's like they get bigger every time I see them." Ash said.

"And they're aaaall yours and yours only." Flannery replied. "Now if only your friend was mine alone as well."

"Sorry about that..." Ash answered.

"Heh-Heh, it's fine, it's fine." Flannery said to then softly caress the bulge on his pants. "At least I know the people I'm sharing it with, it's not like you're actually cheating on me or something, that's why I'll try to make the most of it each time I get a chance... Ash... Next time... Can we try to have a kid?"

"I-I-I... Come on, Flannery, you too?" Ash asked receiving another kiss in response.

"I know I sounded kinda jokingly last night and I know you're still making up your mind about it, but-"

"Flannery, I just want to make one thing clear." Ash said. "Remember, when I say I'm making up my mind about that topic, I mean that I need to be ready for it, that's why I decided to reveal our relationship eventually, you can be sure I'll have kids with every single one of you."

"Geez... There's gonna be dozens of them, we're gonna need a bigger house." Flannery said and the two shared a laugh.

"A real bigger one, yeah." Ash said a little worried. "It'll also be a lot of money in childcare."

"Well, I'm sure Lillie and Nia can help with the expenses." Flannery added.

"I mean yeah, but I'm not sure if I want to rely on them for that." Ash said.

"You won't be relying on anyone, Ash. We're all a family, we'll all be supporting each other, that's the whole point of this, isn't it?" She asked.

"Yeah... You're right." Ash said with a smile before Flannery gave him another kiss.

"Great! I'm naming the kid Candela, is that okay?"

"I mean, I already think I'd be the best if you all name them, I don't really have creativity to think of 50 or so different names."

"I don't get it..." Phoebe replied standing up and approaching the two. "How... How can a thirteen-timer be so honest and caring? It doesn't make any sense."

"Pfft, Ash never made sense to begin with." Flannery said. "And the fact that we all agreed to do this means we don't make much sense either... But that's okay, we can make zero sense, together... You want in?"

"...Give me your hand." Phoebe said offering Ash a handshake and Flannery smiled before moving away, Ash then approached Phoebe with his hand, but she ended up interlocking fingers with him to then stare at Ash with a blushing smile getting him to blush as well. "I hate to admit, but... I do get a sense of warm in all this... I'm still not too onboard with all this, but we're already halfway so let's get through this til the end." Phoebe then pulled Ash up and made him stand up, with the two interlocking fingers with their free hand as well and staring at each other before going for a lip kiss.

Meanwhile with Chloe.

"So... Many... Stairs..." Chloe said exhausted as the group had already walked over 50 floors. "Why isn't there an elevator here?!"

"That would kinda take away the whole purpose of a Challenge Tower, I guess." Paul replied.

"Yeah, right, uh, could you please remind me what the hell are you doing here?" Chloe asked.

"I was invited to participate in the Galar League some months ago, I had never come to this region before so I decided to see what it had to offer beforehand, after some Gym Battles I ended up here and Mustard took me under his wing, he assigned me to be the captain of the Dojo Students and I'm training to eventually become a Gym Leader."

"I see... So, uh, about that favor that you said you owed Chrysa."

"That's a story for another day." Chrysa interrupted her as they made it to the last floor and the the group kept walking until they were in front of two giant doors, each showing one of the Urshifus roaring at the other.

"Are you well?" Paul asked Chrysa as he saw her frowning at the doors.

"... Let's just get this over with." Chrysa sighed and then pushed the doors open, finding Mustard mediating on the opposite end of the room with the Gym Leaders Klara and Avery standing by his side, Chrysa hesitated a moment as she stared at them until Chloe ended up taking her hand.

"Hey... Whatever happened between you and them, I'm here for you." Chloe said.

"...Thanks." Chrysa smiled at her while squeezing her hand and the two walked towards Mustard and the Gym Leaders, stopping a few feet away from them.

"Well, well, well, look who decided to show up." Avery was the first to talk.

"There's been countless rumors about your disappearance, you know." Klara added with a giggle, but they both stopped talking once Mustard stood up and walked to Chrysa, with both of them staring at each other in silence.

"If you're here... I imagine you need something." Mustard said.

"Yes, I need help, but... I also..." Chrysa clenched her fists before continuing. "I Wanted to apologize for-"

"No, don't bother." Mustard interrupted her. "You know there's only one apology that I'd accept." He said to then open his arms and Chrysa hesitated before taking him in a hug shedding a few years before separating from him.

"I'm glad to see you again, kiddo." He said. "Wish I could say the same about your mother and brother, I told them you were here, but they didn't want to show up."

"Can't say I blame them." Chrysa sighed while crossing her arms.

"Well, let's get down to business, what do you need?" Mustard asked.

"This girl here is my friend Chloe." Chrysa said as the girl nervously approached Mustard. "I need you to let her use the Warp Scroll so she can go to Alola."

"Hmmm... And why is that?" Mustard asked while looking at Chloe.

"A friend of mine is in great danger." Chloe answered. "He's in Alola and I need to get there as soon as possible before they can hurt him."

"Hmp, well, that's a very specific and curious situation." Avery said.

"Do you know anything about that, chore-boy?" Klara asked to Paul.

"No, I don't... Miss Klara." He answered while gritting his teeth.

"Dad, I can assure you, Chloe is trustworthy." Chrysa said.

"Brave words coming from a traitor." Avery added.

"That's enough." Mustard answered to then sigh. "I trust you kiddo... But I'm too sure about this girl that's following you to be honest, I can tell she's... Insecure to say at least..." He said causing Chloe to stare away. "So let's be fair here, I'll let her use the scroll, on one condition... I want this girl to defeat Klara and Avery in a double battle."

"EH?!" Chloe shouted while Paul's eyes widened.

"D-Dad! Chloe's not really a Pokémon Trainer in that sense." Chrysa said. "S-She only has an Eevee and they're not quite experienced in fighting."

"Well, then this sounds like the perfect way for her to prove her worth, don't you think?" Mustard asked.

"I, uh, i-if it's a double battle then that means I can fight by her side, right?" Chrysa asked.

"Nope, after all this girl is the one who wants to travel, isn't she?" Mustard asked. "If you can't just take the airport I can only imagine you did a few bad things, of course can't say I'm the one to be throwing stones, but I need to know if you're really trustworthy; and the only way to prove that in the Isle of Amor is with a Pokemon Battle."

"S-Sir, with due respect, Isn't there any other way for me to prove my worth?" Chloe said. "You heard Chrysa, I only have a single Pokémon."

"I'm afraid not." Mustard said. "Luckily for you, this Isle is full of wild Pokémon, so I'll give you 24 hours to prepare yourself, Klara and Avery will be waiting for you here."

"Oh, boy, this will be too easy." Klara said with a bratty laugh.

"Admittedly a waste of my time, but if that's what Lord Mustard wants then I guess it can't be helped." Avery said with a sigh.

"Now, you may take your leave." Mustard said returning to his meditation position. "Best of luck for tomorrow."

"B-But..."

"Trust me, it's useless trying to make him change his mind." Paul said placing a hand on Chloe's shoulder. "Follow me." He added and started walking away with Chrysa and Chloe following him from behind before the door was closed.

"Things just got worse somehow." Chloe said falling to her knees.

"I expected him to not give in easily, but this-"

"No, Chrysa, this is my fault." Chloe interrupted her. "I was too weak to help Dawn, I was too weak to help at the airport so we could get to Ash; and now I'm too weak to do this too... Just how pathetic can I get?"

"Wait, who-"

"P-Paul, can't you lend Chloe one of your Pokemon?" Chrysa asked him.

"...Not gonna work, Mustard has already seen all of my Pokemon, he would surely recognize any of them." Paul replied. "And even if he didn't, I hate to admit it, but Avery and Klara are on par with my level, if not stronger, a single Pokemon of mine wouldn't be enough to face them in a double battle if it's gonna be dragged down by Chloe's Eevee."

"Then that also leaves out of picture capturing a Pokemon from the Isle." Chrysa said. "There's no way Chloe can train one to be strong enough in time."

"So there's really nothing I can do..." Chloe whispered.

"So Ash and Dawn are involved in this..." Paul said under his breath to then sigh. "There is one option, actually. You simply have to catch an already strong Pokemon."

"Is there any wild Pokemon in this island strong enough to defeat those two?" Chrysa asked.

"Just one, a Tropius that lives in the Forest of Focus." Paul answered. "It is said to be several centuries old and is extremely strong."

"Oh, right, now I remember." Chrysa said. "Dad told me that he was in the island even before his grandfather, they named it "Titanus,", if I recall."

"Yup, realistically speaking, catching and using Titanus would be your only chance to beat Klara and Avery in a battle." Paul said. "But no one has been able of facing that Tropius, not even me. He may look docile, but the moment the battle starts he decimates everything in his path."

"Right, I suppose we'll have to think of something else." Chrysa replied, but Chloe suddenly stood up from the floor. "Uh, Chloe?"

"...Where is that forest?" She asked.

"Wha- Chloe!" Chrysa shouted.

"Didn't you hear what I just said?" Paul asked. "If that thing can stand up to Klara and Avery then you obviously don't have a chance either!"

"I have to try at least!" Chloe shouted. "There must be something I can do, use the environment, catch him off guard and then use a Poke Ball when he's not expecting it!"

"You really think no one has tried that before?" Paul asked before Chloe suddenly grabbed him by his clothes.

"Listen here, you edgy boy! I don't care how many people have failed!" She shouted. "If this is really the only chance I have to save Ash and Dawn then you bet I'm going! Now tell me where the hell is that forest!"

"Heh..." Paul gave a small smile. "Very well then. But first, you'll have to tell me exactly what's going on."

Back with Ash

And the next date is... Skyla and Nessa!

"Alright, you girls go get ready." Ash told them while he was carrying Gloria on his back. "I'll take our champion-in-the-making to bed and then I'll come back for you."

"We'll be waiting, Ash." Nessa said.

"But first, we need you to come with us, Phoebe." Skyla said.

"Uh, y- w-what for?" Phoebe asked as the two girls pushed her away. Meanwhile Selene accompanied Ash to the room she shared with Gloria and helped getting her on bed .

"All set." Ash said carefully patting her head to avoid waking her up before Selene suddenly hugged him from behind.

"Don't you worry, I'll look after her tonight." Selene said.

"Thanks, I guess actual alcohol was too much for her." Ash said. "Again, I'm really glad you two are getting along after all the hustle you had."

"Yeah, sorry about, how's Phoebe doing by the way?"

"She seems to be adapting at least." Ash replied. "I mean, we're already on the kissing step, but I still don't like the whole chain thing."

"Is there any way to fix that?" Selene asked.

"There might be, but I need to finish the dates first." Ash replied. "I have to make sure that Phoebe understands my point."

"Well, I guess I can only wish you luck right now."

"Thanks a lot." Ash replied and the two shared another kiss.

Back in Kanto.

After some further talk with her family and the agents, Janine was left to guard the base while Koga and Aya stayed with Quillon and Amaranth as they gave them some more details regarding the whole story with Akari, while Janine walked to the cell room and stood silent as she looked at Johanna.

"Ugh, great, so what's your deal?" Johanna asked as Akari was still on her lap. Janine took a deep breath before pulling out the notebook and showed Sachiko's draft of Akari to Johanna leaving her perplexed.

"Believe me, I am not your enemy here." Janine replied. "I don't quite trust the Interpol, I'd appreciate it if you told me your version of the events that led you to be in that cell."

"Well... It all started one day when I at home with my daughter Dawn."

Icirrus City Gym, Unova.

Dragon Buster Georgia was currently sitting on an Ice throne on a side of the Gym battlefield, with her closed and thinking to herself, it's been almost a year since she accepted becoming the Gym Leader of the city after Brycen retired to get back on his acting career, her performance in the Junior Cups was apparently what convinced the League to call her; and believe it or not, Iris was the one to make the suggestion, they had remained in contact and kept battling all those years since they traveled through Unova; and while they were in better terms all things considered, they still hated each other just a little bit.

"Uh, excuse me." A voice called Georgia and she opened her eyes to see a girl wearing a red wool sweater and hat, along a short blue skirt. "I imagine you're the Gym Leader Georgia."

"Correct, I imagine you're Gym trainee Carlita, right?" Georgia replied.

"Yup, that's me." She answered. "Pleasure to meet you. What do I need to do for the test?"

"Well, first things first..." Georgia stood up from the throne and stretched. "Why do you want to be a Gym Leader?"

"Well, opening a Gym was mostly the townsfolk's idea to attract more visitors to Eindoak." Carlita explained. "Like, we've never been THAT focused on tourism, but after what happened with Victini a lot of people have come to visit and they seem to want to take advantage of that."

"So you don't want to be a Gym Leader?" Georgia asked.

"Eh?! N-No, of course I want to!" Carlita said. "It just took me by surprise, you know? But I'm happy to help the town."

"Well, second question, who's your Ace Pokemon?" Georgia asked.

"Oh, that'd be my Hydreigon." Carlita said releasing the shiny dragon. "He's been with me since I was a little girl and-"

"Icicle Crash!" Georgia suddenly shouted releasing her Beartic who quickly attacked the Hydreigon and knocked it out.

"W-What?!" Carlita shouted.

"Here's your third question, girl!" Georgia said. "Focus Blast!" Beartic jumped in the air and formed an orange orb in between his hands before tossing it at Hydreigon who was still in the floor.

"Eh?! I-Uh, argh! Dual Wingbeat!" Carlita managed to shout and Hydreigon took flight again as his wings elongated and used them to slash the Focus Blast in half before he dashed towards Beartic.

"Heavy Slam!" Beartic roared as his whole body was covered by silver energy and charged against Hydreigon successfully smacking him away.

"Tri Attack!" Carlota shouted and Hydreigon shot an Ice Beam, a Flamethrower and a Thunderbolt from each of his heads respectively managing to land a clean hit on Beartic.

"Aqua Jet!" Beartic suddenly took flight surrounded in water and slammed himself against Hydreigon to then hold him by neck and toss him to the floor. "Icicle Crash!" Beartic fired the move still mid air and let the ice spears fall over Hydreigon.

"Dark Pulse!" The three heads shot the move together and caused the icicles to explode before Beatrix down down with an Aua Jet, but Hydreigon took flight again and slashed Beartic with a Dual Wingbeat, knocking him out of his Aqua Jet and leaving him to crash on the floor.

"Heh, not bad at all..." Georgia chuckled. "Guess that'd be enough. Thanks, Beartic." She said recalling him while Hydreigon flew back to Carlita. "You've got some nice moves, but we'll finish this another day."

"Oh, so it was part of the test." Carlita replied with a nervous laugh. "M-My, you really scared me, I thought I had done something wrong. So, did I pass?"

"In theory you passed it, yes, but I need you for something else." Georgia said. "I actually requested to be the one testing you because I need a little favor from you."

"Uh, a favor?" Carlita asked.

"Yup, see, I'm a Dragon Buster and there seems to be a situation." Georgia said. "The Shiny Haxorus that lived in the Nature Preserve has apparently escaped."

"W-What?!" Carlita asked. "But how is that possible?"

"We don't know why, we don't how, but it happened." Georgia said. "I'm tasked with recapturing it, but the person who was supposed to help me left Unova without telling me, I've heard your Hydreigon is the fastest of the region so I'd like to ask for your help."

"I see..."

"Of course, you're not obligated to accept, you already passed the test after all." Georgia said. "Don't misunderstand me, I can do this on my own, but that'd take some time, which we don't have. That Haxorus is dangerous and we can't let it roam freely."

"I-It's fine, I get it. I'd be happy to help." Carlita replied.

"Great, then let's get moving, we-"

"Yeah, uh, just one thing before we leave." Carlita interrupted. "Are you sure you want our help? Like, you know, Hydreigon is a Dragon and you... Bust Dragons."

"A helpful Dragon would be a welcomed change of pace." Georgia replied with a sigh. "Listen, it's not like I hate all Dragons, I just have my... Ugh, nevermind, can I count with you two?"

"Sure, you can!" Carlita replied while Hydreigon answered with a friendly roar. "Where are we going first?"

"There's been reports of a fast moving black figure swimming through the sands of the Desert Resort, we'll be starting there." Gloria explained. "Hope you brought some water."

Back with Ash

"Come in, Ash!" Kimia said and Ash entered her room finding Meray sitting on bed, while both Kimia and Emma were next to her.

"Well, if it isn't our hero." Meray said.

"Glad to see you woke up." Ash said approaching the girl and taking her into a hug. "You had me really me worried."

"Hehe, yeah, Kimia told me about it." Meray said. "I'm just glad nobody else got injured. Kimia explained what happened after I passed out, those people still don't show up?"

"Nope, I'm seriously wondering where the hell did they go." Ash said. "They aren't answering my calls either."

"Are you sure those two were trustworthy?" Kimia asked. "They didn't quite seem eager to talk it out."

"Danika is just following orders, as for Anabel... She wasn't an agent last time we met, but she's apparently Danika's superior now." Ash said. "I'm... Not too sure of what to expect from her now."

"Danika didn't seem to want a fight." Meray said. "But Anabel forced her to."

"Well, now I'm a little worried... ugh, whatever, if they return they better have a good explanation." Ash said to then caress Meray's cheek. "No one is going to hurt a member of my family on my watch, even if they're my friends."

"Uh, does that mean-"

"I already told you, I'm gonna be your future husband." Ash said approaching her face. "You wouldn't have done what you did if you didn't have that in mind, right?"

"I-I mean, it was mostly the heat of the moment and Cynthia gave me her approbation so..." Meray blushed and looked away with a smile on her face.

"Wait, uh, what did you two do exactly?" Kimia asked.

"N-N-Nothing, we just-"

"She sucked his dick." Emma blurted out. "She sucked his dick on the hall where anyone could've seen them... I did see them... It's, uh... Kinda big, I guess."

"Too much information." Ash said and Kimia simply stared at both Meray and him.

"I'm sorry! I-It was Cynthia's idea!" Meray said.

"You could've at least told me! We're supposed to be a duo or something like that!" Kimia shouted. "How come you're fucking him already?!"

"I-It was only a blowjob, I swear!" Meray shouted. "Uh, that didn't sound so good... t-the point is that I-I'm waiting to become his actual girlfriend before that happens!"

"Ugh, whatever's the case, I don't feel like falling behind you, dear friend." Kimia sighed before walking to Ash and grabbed him by his shoulders to then make him sit on bed. "Sorry, Ash, but I have to settle the score."

"Uh, well... I guess I can't argue with that." Ash replied.

"Thank you." Kimia said to then quickly take off her clothes, including her bra to show off her breasts to Ash, with these being just a little smaller than Mallow's, Kimia then was about to take off her panties as well, but ended up stopping herself once she saw Ash's excited face. "Now, now, we don't want to go overboard just yet, do we?" She said with a smile and Ash looked away embarrassed. "I believe this should be enough to stimulate you."

"The future Queen is acting quite bold, I see." Ash said.

"Your future Queen and wife." Kimia said to then pull down Ash's pants and followed them with his boxers before softly holding his limp member. "I need to remind you that both Meray and I are trying to prove we're worthy of joining your harem." She said to then start to masturbate him with one hand.

"Y-You already are, girls." Ash replied before Kimia held his chin with her other hand to make him look at her.

"Maybe you believe so, but we still need to prove it to ourselves, I'm making progress with Magearna, I'll try something rather risky tomorrow, but it might be what we need, on the same, Meray will do her best to help Emma." She said to then look at her friend who was blushing while looking at the scene. "Isn't that right?"

"Y-Yeah... It is." Meray nodded before Kimia and Ash started sharing some kisses and looked at them for a few seconds before letting out a sigh and taking off her clothes as well before approaching them.

"When we do achieve those things... We'll be all yours." Meray said to Ash. "But that doesn't mean we can't become closer in the meantime." She added to then take her turn to kiss Ash's lips while Kimia knelt in front of him and continued masturbating him to then give his dick some playful licks as Meray and Ash continued to taste each other's lips and the latter moved one of his hands to hug her closer and used the other to grab one of Meray's breasts, which were around the same size as Bea's.

'I... Kinda feel like I shouldn't be seeing this...' Emma said to herself from a corner of the room while the trio of lovers continued with their session, with Kimia getting the tip of Ash's dick inside her mouth, while Meray separated from Ash only to get his face closer to her chest and let him suck on her breasts. 'But my body kinda doesn't want to move...' Emma said blushing while she continued to look at scene.

"T-This is so wrong..." Meray trailed off as she drooled with a smile and hugged Ash's head. "I was always told that a woman must save her body for the wedding night, but this feels too good."

"That makes two of us." Kimia replied with a laugh before kissing the tip of Ash's dick. "A future queen doing things like this before marriage is nothing short of dishonoring... Look at you, Ash; taking advantage of two pure maidens like us."

"S-Sorry about that." Ash replied with a chuckle while Kimia put his dick inside her mouth again. "I-I'm quite close, Kimia."

"Good to hear." She replied after pulling out again and started masturbating him again. "Sounds like the perfect chance for you to show me that your seed is worthy of giving me heirs."

"You girls are really talking about that a lot today, huh?" Ash asked.

"Hmph, can't really expect otherwise considering our situation." Kimia replied. "Care to join me, Meray?"

"W-Well, if I may be so bold..." Meray said with a smile to then kiss Ash's lips before kneeling next to Kimia to then open her mouth with a smile as Kimia continued masturbating Ash until he reached his climax and came all over both girls' faces, with the two sticking out their tongues to then swallow and looked at each other before sharing a laugh and a hug.

"You look like a total disaster." Kimia said.

"Look who's talking." Meray rolled her eyes and the two girls then cleaned their faces a bit before approaching Ash's dick again to lick it clean while also planting some kisses on it.

"Y-You two..." Ash trailed off while looking at them before feeling someone hugging from behind.

"...E-E-E-EMMA?!" Ash shouted looking at the girl as she blushing madly and rested her head on his shoulder looking down at Kimia and Meray who were a bit too focused on what they were doing to notice her. "W-What are you doing?"

"You... Smell nice for some reason..." Emma trailed off while sniffing on Ash's neck to then give him a small lick. "I'm not sure why, but I was also attracted to the scent while you were doing it with Meray yesterday, it's like... You're producing pheromones or something."

"Uh, pheromones?" Ash asked.

"Yeah... that would make sense." Meray said sniffing him again to then kiss Ash's cheek "Considering all my Pokémon powers it wouldn't be weird I have developed some of their instincts as well, but that hasn't happened to me before... Not like I was ever close to a sex scene, but still..."

"Well, sorry to be involving you in all this." Ash said. "This is sincerely not what I had in mind when I made you stay here."

"It's fine, you were just trying to protect me and protect the rest of Alola." Emma replied. "I'm sorry too, you trusted me, but me being here only put your girlfriends in danger, I really feel guilty about all that happened today."

"The fact that you feel guilty means that I was right to trust you." Ash said. "If something like that were to happen again, you'll protect them, right?"

"Of course, you can be sure of it." Emma nodded. "And... I'll protect you if necessary, Mr. Hero."

"I'll also protect you all, hope you don't mind having me as backup." Ash said and Emma smiled before approaching his face to then give him another cheek kiss.

"I don't... Thank you for helping me out, really." Emma said giving him a smile.

"My, my, what do we have here?" Kimia asked with a short laugh. "I figured you'd fall for him as well, but I didn't expect you to be so straightforward about it."

"Good lord, I can't even imagine how powerful their kids would be." Meray said. "Which reminds, Emma, you burned through some of the Aura contained in the shard during that fight, we'll have to speed up your training."

"I'll do my best, teacher." Emma replied to then look at Ash again. "I mean, after all I've been through... It's nice to have something to look forward to." She said and Ash smiled at her before the girl touched his lips with her fingers to then take Ash by the back of his head and pull him in for a lip kiss that lasted around 10 seconds before the two separated. "Hmm... It seems like the scent grows stronger when you 'interact' with a girl, how interesting..." She said to then nibble on her finger.

"Well, I say we keep 'interacting' a bit more then." Kimia said to then stand up in front of Ash and grab him by the head to pull to him to make him suck on her breasts, with Ash happily complying.

"H-Hey! Don't you go hog him, remember he still has to go to more dates!" Meray said. "...And I'd also like a few more kisses before he leaves..." She added while Emma kept herself aside as she was licking her lips.

Back in Kanto

"And well, now we're here." Johanna finished the explanations and everything left Janine completely shocked and staring at the floor.

"To think... the Interpol would go this far..." Janine trailed off.

"I know; and I'm the most worried about the girls." Johanna said. "If they really think I'm dead, my daughter Dawn must be blaming herself. And Ursula must be too, I've been taking her under my wing lately, since Dawn spends so much time traveling, heh, Ursula even called me Mom by accident one day... They must be suffering so much right now..." She added with a frown to then look down at Akari. "And then there's Akari here, I know she's like my great grandmother or something, but after all we've been through, I can only see her as another daughter." Johanna sighed and then saw Akari was moving slightly so she quickly helped the girl sit down next to her and she ended up opening her eyes. "Speak of the devil heh... Glad you're back, how are you feeling?"

"My head hurts." Akari replied while rubbing her face. "Miss Johanna, what happened now?"

"The Interpol set up a decoy, they teleported us here and then caused an explosion." Johanna explained. "It seems like Dawn and the rest think we're dead by now."

"W-What?! Really?!" Akari shouted. "Even though... They were so close..." She whispered to then look around and finally set her sights on Janine. "Sa...Sachiko, is that you?"

"No, my name is Janine Kakure, I'm a descendant of Sachiko." She answered. "She left recordings of her adventures, including the day you saved her... Her one regret was that she never got to pay you back, but now it's my chance to let her soul rest." She said to then show them a small vase with kanjis written on it. "I'm getting you out of here."

"What's that thing?" Johanna asked.

"It's a Mafuba container." Akari replied. "It was used in ancient times to seal dangerous Pokemon inside of it."

"Functionality it works like a Poke Ball." Janine said placing the container on the floor and taking out its cork.

"W-Wait, you mean you're gonna put us inside that little thing?" Johanna asked.

"I'm afraid we don't have any other options." Janine replied. "I'll free you from the cell, but there's no way you can keep up with me afterwards while escaping, storing you inside while I run away is the only way this can be done."

"... What do you think, Akari?" Johanna asked.

"I say we trust her." Akari replied.

"Fine then, whenever you're ready." Johanna said.

"W-Wait! Just one thing first!" Akari said. "Are you sure you want to do this? Wouldn't you get yourself into trouble?"

"As long as I can complete the last will of Sachiko, I don't care what happens to me, after all it's thanks to the fact that you saved her that my family exists... Now, please take a few steps back." Janine answered before pulling out some shurikens from up her sleeve to then release an Ariados and a Galvantula. She then took a deep breath before tossing the shurikens at the glass, shattering it instantly while her spiders shot their webs around and caught all the fragments of glass safely at the same time the alarm of the headquarters went off.

"OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!" Quillon shouted while on Amaranth's office, along with Koga and Aya as they were all discussing their situation.

"What could be happening now?" Amaranth asked.

"Someone is breaking out the prisoners!" An agent shouted bursting into the room and Aya and Koga looked at each other before dashing away.

"Here goes..." Janine said to herself before doing a quick succession of hand gestures. "MAFUBA!" She shouted raising her hands up in the air and a green tornado suddenly surrounded Akari and Johanna and shrunk them down while Janine used her hands to guide it inside that jar to then close it and pick it up.

"All good inside there?" Janine asked.

"Yeah, uh, apparently." Johanna replied from inside the jar.

"We're counting on you, Janine!" Akari added.

"Let's get out of here!" She said to the spiders that then followed her as she ran away, running on the walls and tossing smoke bombs along her Pokémon's webs to avoid the agents, but just before she could reach the exit a Kunai was tossed to the roof and exploded in front of her, causing her to land on the floor.

"I'm afraid we can let you do that, Janine." Aya said next to Koga while Janine's Galvantula and Ariados landed next to their trainer.

"...That's a Mafuba container." Koga said looking at the object in Janine's hand before she hid it inside her pocket.

"I suppose we can guess who are inside, huh?" Aya asked while releasing her Venomoth while Koga hesitated but ended up releasing his Crobat as well.

"This is a betrayal." Koga said. "Both to our family and to your responsibility as Gym Leader."

"I don't care." Janine replied. "This is wrong, you both know it!"

"We're not the ones who should judge if this is fair or not." Koga replied. "That decision was made by the Interpol and it concerns to them alone."

"And even then, please, you know you can't escape both of us." Aya asked.

"Doesn't mean I won't try." Janine replied while both Galvantula and Ariados hissed.

"Have you forgotten who we are?!" Aya asked.

"We're Kakure! I AM A KAKURE!" Janine shouted. "We have a debt to pay! And History may have forgotten, but I'm somebody who will not! Ariados! Galvantula!"

"Don't do it! Koga shouted.

"SPIN AND BURST!" Janine shouted and both spiders jumped in the air and grabbed each other before spinning rapidly as they released a huge amount of webs that started forming a wall in front of Aya and Koga.

"You really think I'd fall for such a simple thing?!" Aya shouted before suddenly tossing a rope dart that pierced through the webs and nailed itself on Janine's shoulder.

"AYA!" Koga shouted as he ran towards her daughter while both spiders landed on the floor and crawled outside the building before being followed by Crobat and Venomoth.

"Pfft, relax, I made sure to miss her vitals." Aya said rolling her eyes. "She's still my niece after all, but like, why did her Pokemon abandon her like that?"

"Janine, are you okay?! What were you thinking?" Koga asked while running at her, but the moment he touched her, Janine was surrounded by a puff of smoke that then revealed a log had taken her place.

"EH?!" Aya said.

"Body substitution..." Koga trailed off. "Clever girl."

"What in the- How did she even have enough time to do it?!" Aya asked.

"You know she's always been quite skilled with her techniques." Koga replied with a sigh. "Which is why I'm so worried about this."

"That wretched-!" Aya shouted to then lift up the log with her dart and toss it to a wall, smashing it to pieces. "When I get my hands on her-!"

"Where's Janine?!" Quillon shouted running to them with Amaranth by his side. "You let her escape?!"

"Crobat and Venomoth are following her, she shouldn't get far." Koga replied.

"They really managed to escape after all this, huh?" Amaranth said.

"I knew it was a mistake to trust you!" Quillon shouted.

"Hey, calm down, we're going to fix this, right Koga?" Aya asked.

"Of course, that the least we can do." He replied.

"We appreciate-"

"Pfft, don't bother." Quillon interrupted Amaranth. "I'll go after her. I'll assemble a strike force immediately."

"No, you won't!" Koga shouted. "I said we will take care of this."

"You think your daughter will escape prison after this?" Quillon asked. "She betrayed both you and the Interpol, she's a criminal!"

"She's a daughter of the Kakure!" Koga shouted. "And we shall be the ones to punish her for her acts! If any kind of harm from your hand befalls her, you'll see our alliance will be over sooner than you think!"

"Seems like we can make out of this a healthy competition then." Amaranth said. "Whoever finds Janine firsts decides what to do with her."

"Fine by us." Aya said.

"OH, YOU'RE ON!" Quillon shouted and both trainers growled at each other.

"Get a room, you two." Amaranth sighed.

Meanwhile with Janine.

"Not good..." Janine said as she ran through the streets of the city along her Pokemon with Crobat and Venomoth following her up close from behind while the girl quickly pulled out a Rotom Phone and made a call. "Giselle, Visquez and you are still on my house?"

"Uh, yeah, Visquez doesn't really seem like moving so I stayed here with her." Giselle replied while their friend was snoring next to her. "What's the matter?"

"I'm on my way! Get ready for a fight!" Janine shouted.

"Wait, what?!" Giselle shouted, but Janine cut the call before explaining further.

"Galvantula, use Thunderbolt!" She ordered and her Pokémon fired the attack from his abdomen managing to land a hit on Venomoth and knocking him out of the sky, but Crobat quickly descended with a Brave Bird and slammed himself against Janine's back in the blink of an eye, causing the girl to scream in pain as a cracking sound came from her back before she dropped on the floor, scaring away the people that were walking nearby, Crobat then tried to approach Janine and grab her with his feet but Galvantula jumped to his face and shot a Thunderbolt that pushed him away while Ariados approached Janine.

"I... I-I don't feel anything..." Janine whimpered as she tried to move.

"Galva!"

"Dos!" Ariados replied and wrapped Janine in webs before placing her on her back as he continued to run away while Galvantula engaged in a fight with Crobat and after a few minutes, Ariados arrived at home, bringing the door down with a Sludge Bomb and finding Giselle and Visquez in the living room.

"JANINE!" They both shouted while seeing her and helped her get off Ariados who then went to guard the entrance.

"I'm... So glad you guys are still here." Janine whispered.

"What happened to you? Are you okay?" Giselle asked.

"I... Can't move... M-My back..."

"Leave that to me." Visquez said to then place a hand on Janine's back and take a deep breath before landing a punch right beneath her palm, causing Janine to scream again, but allowing her to move again. "Heh, good ol classic." Visquez added while kissing her fist.

"T-Thanks." Janine stuttered while both girls helped her stand up. "I thought I wouldn't make it..."

"What in the world is going on, Janine?" Giselle asked while they made her rest her arms over their shoulders.

"W-Why are you so beaten?" Visquez asked. "Who did this to you?! Tell me right now!" She shouted pulling out a tactical knife.

"They're... Coming for me." Janine trailed off. "They should figure out I came here first."

"But who, Janine?" Giselle asked.

"M-My family... And the Interpol too by that matter." She answered.

"The Interpol?" Giselle asked. "W-What do you mean?"

"...Janine, what did you do?" Visquez asked.

"It was... what my dad asked me to go with him for..." Janine said. "T-The Interpol had someone locked in their base and they wanted us to help guard it, but... I-It was Akari... I had to help her."

"You mean the girl that you always tell us that saved Sachiko?" Giselle asked and Janine gave a weak nod.

"My... Pocket..." Janine said and Giselle looked inside it to then pull out the Mafuba vase.

"She's... Inside there?" Visquez asked. "Y-You helped escape a prisoner of the Interpol, Janine?"

"Y-Yes; and a descendant of her as well." Janine said to then cough a bit of blood. "Ugh, I'll explain better in a moment, but we need to get out of here... I-I know I'm asking for a lot, but I need your help, guys... Can I trust you?"

"Of course you can, Janine! What kind of question is that?!" Giselle replied to then look around. "But what can we even do? ...I-I know! Visquez, you think we can use your personal bunker for the moment?" Giselle asked.

"No... You can't." Visquez replied looking to the floor before suddenly using her knife to stab Janine in her stomach, leaving both her friends frozen. "You couldn't stick to the rules for once in your life... You just had to play hero, huh?" Visquez asked before pulling out the knife just as suddenly and took a few steps back to let Janine fall to her knees while the girl stared down at the bleeding injury in her stomach and Giselle remained paralyzed while looking at her. "Lt. Surge told me I had to expect you to go rogue..." Visquez added with a sigh. "To think I told him that he was exaggerating."

"J-J-JANINE!" Giselle shouted as she held Janine and helped her lay down. "Hey, hey, look at me, you're gonna be okay!"

"Don't let her... take the vase..." Janine whispered.

"Don't close your eyes, don't close your eyes!" Giselle shouted to then look at Visquez staring down at them with her knife still on hand now dripping with Janine's blood and Giselle could only shed tears at the sight of that. "W-Why? ...WHY?! I... I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS!"

"We were." Visquez replied. "It's nothing personal, I'm just following orders, the Interpol contacted Lt. Surge and me as backup in case something happened with the Kakure... Sorry... Now come on, give me the vase, I'll tell them you weren't going to help Janine."

"Over my dead body!" Giselle shouted and tried to look for a Poke Ball, but Visquez suddenly punched her in her face and effortlessly sent the lass flying against a wall. Visquez then slowly approached her while Giselle found herself unable to move, but still managed to keep a tight grip on the vase. Ariados ended up hearing the ruckus and upon seeing Janine injured, he jumped on top of Visquez and bit down the private, who then grabbed him by his neck and tossed him away before releasing her Raichu, who attacked Ariados with an Iron Tail.

"Rai?" He asked looking at the bite on his trainer.

"I'm fine, just keep him busy." Visquez replied to then walk to Giselle, whose nose was left bleeding from the punch as she grunted in pain.

"It doesn't have to be like this." Visquez said stopping in front of her. "Give me the vase, you can still get away clean."

"You killed our friend... And broke my FUCKING NOSE!" Giselle shouted and suddenly stood up only to be intercepted by a shoulder tackle that sent her against the wall again. Giselle then fell to her knees and once Visquez approached her again, she curled up in fetal position, protecting the vase with her whole body. "J-Janine told me to not let you have this... I-If you want it... You'll have to kill me too." She said staring directly at Visquez' eyes.

"...Why did you have to say exactly that?" Visquez asked to then sigh and grab Giselle by her hair before pointing her knife at her. "So that's it? What about all that stuff that you said about meeting with Ash again and becoming his wife? You'll just die without getting to do that?"

"Well... This feels like something he'd do, you know?" Giselle asked with a smug smile before Visquez pushed her face onto the floor and caused the girl to scream.

"...Just you know, I don't take any pleasure in this." Visquez trailed off as she was about to go for the stab but she was stopped by the sound of broken glass and lifted up her head to see a Seviper entering the house through the window.

"What the-" Visquez asked before the Swiper suddenly lunged itself at her with an open mouth, Visquez quickly let go of Giselle and used her knife to block Seviper's fangs before jumping back only to be greeted by an anger driven Ariados that bit her back again before Raichu pushed him away with an Iron Tail and Visquez then released her Electrode which instantly used Magnet Rise to levitate in the air as the Seviper stared at them.

"Where... Did he come from?" Visquez asked as her vision started to get blurry due to the poison and the girl suddenly stabbed herself in her thigh to regain her senses.

"COME ON!" Vizquez shouted as she looked around. "Show yourself!"

"Aight then." A blonde woman said appearing from behind the window, she was wearing an orange crop and pants, along with a white jacket and entered the house in a rather relaxed manner. "Hi, I'm Barbara." She said.

"Who the FUCK do you think you are?!" Vizquez shouted.

"Oh, I'm just a Character of the Day, nothing you should worry about." Barbara replied as she approached Janine. "My sister, on the other hand..."

"Stand ready for my arrival, worm!" Another voice shouted and Seviper slashed down the wall next to the window to make space for her trainer to enter the house as she patted the snake's head.

"Lucy..." Visquez trailed off.

"That's Pike Queen Lucy for you!" Barbara shouted.

"Not the moment, Barbara." Lucy said. "How's Janine?"

"Alive, but I don't think she'll be for long." Barbara replied.

"Then we better get this over with quickly." Lucy said.

"W-What are you-" Giselle stuttered while looking at her.

"I admire your bravery." Lucy said to Giselle. "With the stuff I've heard about you, I expected you to simply give her the vase to get away clean... Not to mention your friend stood up to her family as well..."

"Now, even with all that good stuff in mind, we normally wouldn't be helping a Kakure." Barbara added.

"However, this situation has gotten quite drastic, so we'll take drastic measures as well." Lucy said. "As of now, these girls are under protection of the Order of the Fang."

"Which means you aren't." Barbara said looking at Vizquez. "And that poison should do the work soon too."

"I already called reinforcements, I just need to hold you here until they come." Visquez said between pants to then bite her hand in an effort to remain conscious. "So you wanna start a war, gals? ...A War you've got."

Back with Chloe.

"That sure is a story..." Paul said after Chloe finished the narrations of the situation with Akari.

"So you're the Paul that Dawn always talks about." Chloe said. "Sorry I didn't recognize you, you seem, uh... A little happier than what she described..."

"Whatever..." Paul replied with a sigh. "If I'm helping you is because Ash is in danger, nobody is laying a hand on him until I get my rematch."

"Uh, thanks I guess?" Chloe asked.

"Well, here we are." Chrysa said once they arrived at the entrance of the forest.

"Let's do this, Eevee." Chloe said about to take a step in, but Paul stood on her way.

"Not so fast." Paul said.

"What is it now?" Chloe asked.

"I've been thinking..." Paul replied. "If you manage to bring Titanus with you, Mustard won't complain about the battle itself, but he'll must likely think that it's too easy now and will try to put an extra challenge for you."

"Wait, for real?" Chloe asked.

"Yeah, sounds like something Dad would do." Chrysa said.

"If I had to guess, that challenge would be that if Eevee faints you lose the fight either way."

"B-But that's not fair!" Chloe shouted.

"It's just an hypothesis, but I've been training under his wing enough time to know that's the most likely outcome." Paul continued before releasing his Electrivire. "So we'll be doing a test."

"You mean a battle test?" Chloe asked. "Oh, come on, the reason we're doing all this is because I suck as a trainer! You know I stand no chance against you."

"I'm not asking you to defeat me." Paul replied. "I'm simply asking you to survive. Electrivire and I will attack you and all you need to do is find a way to avoid us, that's what you'll have to do in the battle while Titanus takes care of landing the heavy hits, you just have to find a way to stay alive, can you?"

"We..." Chloe looked at her Eevee who then gave her a nod. "Yes... Yes, we can!"

"Alright then, Chrysa, you'll be our chronometer." Paul said. "Eevee has to survive for 2 minutes and half. That should be more than enough for Titanus to defeat Avery and Klara, they'll most likely want to end the battle fast and will use their strongest Pokemon to get over with it, which means Klara will use her Galarian Slowbro and Avery his Galarian Slowking, they may have Type advantage, but Titanus is used to fighting challengers that have it."

"Wow, you really got it all together." Chloe said to then place the Eviolite that Paul gave her as a necklace for Eevee. "Why two minutes and half specifically though?"

"Because that's the length of my battle theme." Paul replied. "Wild Charge!" He ordered and Electrivire dashes at Eevee surrounded by electricity, but she managed to avoid it by jumping up. "Brick Break!"

"Quick Attack!" Electrivire tried to chop down Eevee several times, but she took advantage of her small size and speed to avoid being hit before slamming herself onto Electrivire's face, but this barely managed to scratch him.

"2 minutes left!" Chrysa shouted.

"Iron Tail!"

"Sand Attack!"

Electrivire's tails elongated as they were covered by silver light and aimed at Eevee in a tentacle manner, but Eevee surrounded herself in a veil of sand and used it to misdirect, leaving the tails to hit the ground.

"Not bad at all..." Paul said. "Earthquake!" Electrivire slammed both his fists onto the ground and caused it to shatter with an explosion that sent flying up.

"Brick Break!"

"Iron Tail!"

Electrivire jumped aiming at Eevee, who blocked his Brick Break with her tail, but Electrivire easily overpowered her and sent her crashing to the ground.

"Wild Charge!"

"Sand Attack!"

Electrivire descended at high speed surrounded by electricity while Eevee barely managed to hide herself among the sand and jumped away, but Electrivire still got to see her and wrapped one of his tails around her neck before tossing her onto a tree and leaving her to fall onto the floor.

"Eevee!" Chloe shouted.

"1 minute and half!" Chrysa shouted while Eevee struggled to get up.

"Hmp, the fight would've already been over if it wasn't for the Eviolite I gave you." Paul said. "Is this really all you can do? I thought you wanted to help your friends."

"Electrivire!" The Electric-Type shouted while daring Eevee to get back up, causing her to growl and get on her four paws again.

"Eevee..." Chloe trailed off and her Pokemon looked back at her. "If you think we can do it, then I think so as well!"

"...VEE!" Her Pokemon shouted and rushed at Electrivire with a Quick Attack.

"Earthquake!" Electrivire repeated his attack, but Eevee reacted quickly and combined her speed with an Iron Tail to hit the rocks that were flying up and sent them back to Electrivire, who broke down the rocks with his own Iron Tail to then try and reach Eevee with them, but she quickly ran over his tail while she was surrounded by white sparks that then turned rainbow-colored before she slammed herself against Electrivire's chest with enough force to send him flying back and while everyone was surprised by the impact, Electrivire managed to land on his feet

"O-One minute left!" Chrysa shouted.

"Brick Break!"

"Eevee, can you do that again?" Chloe asked and Eevee surrounded herself in Rainbow sparks as she dodged the Brick Break before kicking Electrivire on his face and pushing him away with an explosion. "Is that... Veevee Volley?"

"Looks like it!" Chrysa exclaimed.

"How interesting." Paul said while he analyzed the move in his Rotom Phone. "Let's see if you can handle this then, activate Motor Drive!" Paul said and Electrivire held onto both his tails and discharged himself causing him to shine brightly with yellow light.

"Oh, come on!" Chloe complained.

"30 seconds left!" Chrysa shouted.

"Wild Charge!"

"Sand Attack!"

Electrivire dashed forward and aimed at Eevee again while she spun around and created a small sand tornado that cushioned the impact, but still sent her flying away and Electrivire then hit her with a direct Iron Tail and left her on the floor again.

"Wild Charge again!"

"Veevee Volley!" Both Pokemon crashed against each other and caused an explosion that pushed them both back, Eevee then fell to the floor again as she was affected by a paralysis and Electrivire quickly stood back up and brushed off the impact.

"We're almost done! Eevee, Iron Tail!"

"Brick Break!"

Eevee mustered the last of her strength and stood up again while charging her attack as Electrivire dashed towards her again.

"TIME'S UP!" Chrysa finally shouted and both Pokemon stopped their attacks before they could clash, with both Electrivire and Eevee panting exhausted afterwards. "Two minutes and half... And Eevee is still standing... Which means Chloe wins..."

"...She sure did." Paul replied while Electrivire smirked and stood up again to then give Eevee a thumbs up while the Kanto Pokemon dropped exhausted with a smile.

"Eevee!" Chloe exclaimed as she ran towards her Pokemon and hugged her. "We did it! We really did it! This is... Technically the first battle we ever win, geez."

"And it was a well-earned victory." Paul added. "You... I hope you're proud of yourselves."

"We sure are!" Chloe exclaimed.

"Chloe! That was amazing!" Chrysa shouted to then give her a hug. "You both are such an awesome pair!"

"Still, don't let this get to your head." Paul said while offering a Full Restore to Chloe who then gave it to Eevee. "You may have outsmarted me, but you still need to convince Titanus, defeat Klara and Avery; and face whatever's waiting for you in Alola."

"I know, but... As long as I have Eevee by my side, I'm not scared of anything." Chloe said.

"...Then go ahead." Paul said. "Titanus is waiting for you."

"What do you mean? You're not coming with me?" Chloe asked.

"If better for you to go on your own, that way Titanus will understand you mean business, besides, there's nothing we can do to help you in the battle anyway. He only accepts 1 on 1." Paul said. "I just hope that boost of confidence I gave you was enough to face the old guy."

"Alright then... Thanks again." Chloe answered with a smile to then walk inside the forest as Paul and Chrysa looked at her go.

"You really think she can stand up to Titanus?" Chrysa asked.

"You're her friend, aren't you?" Paul asked. "You should be the one to have faith in her."

"I do have faith, but that doesn't make me any less nervous." Chrysa sighed. "I can only hope for the best... Still, Paul, I didn't know you were such a softie for newbies."

"Like I said... We all have to start somewhere." Paul replied.

Meanwhile inside the forest, Chloe was making her way through with Eevee on her shoulder, looking around and seeing many Pokemon among the forest.

"It would be nice to have some of them to accompany us, but we have to focus." Chloe told Eevee. "Still, this forest is quite big, can you ask any of them if they've seen Titanus?" She asked and Eevee nodded to them jump off her head and land on a tree branch, approaching a Natu and talking with him until the bird nodded and flew off the branch to then fly in front of Chloe while Eevee returned to her shoulder.

"Are you gonna guide us?" Chloe asked and the Natu nodded before flying away. "Thanks a lot!" She said while following him and after roughly two minutes Natu landed on another branch; and Chloe and Eve found themselves in front of a sleeping Tropius with red leaves instead of green and he was surrounded by several forest Pokémon sleeping next to him .

"So... That's Titanus..." Chloe whispered before Natu suddenly chirped and caused the Tropius to slowly open his eyes to then rise up his neck and look directly at Chloe, who quickly noticed Titanus was around double the size of a normal Tropius.

"I-I..." Chloe stuttered as both Eevee and her were frozen in fear and Titanus kept staring at them for another moment before letting out a yawn and standing up, causing Chloe to give a step back, stumble on her feet and fall to the floor.

"I'm... Suddenly having second thoughts about this..." Chloe trailed off as the Tropius had a rather curious face. "But we already came this far, didn't we?" She asked and Eevee nodded. "...TITANUS!" She shouted standing up again while Eevee landed on the ground in front of her ready to fight. "My name is Koharu Cerise and I have a friend to save! You're coming with me! I challenge you to a battle!"

"Tro..." Tropius smirked before suddenly opening his wings and take flight causing a huge barrage of wind that almost knocked Chloe off her feet.

"Iron Tail!" Chloe ordered, but before Eevee could even jump to attack, Tropius rose up above the tress and flew away. "Eh?"

"Nat! Nat!" Natu said as he descended and all the Pokémon that were sleeping next to Titanus ran towards the direction he was flying.

"So we have to follow him? Let's go, Eevee!" Chloe shouted as they both ran on the same direction, following the wild Pokémon until they all arrived at a clearing in the middle of the forest, which had a stone battlefield in the center of it, with an Urshifu statue on each side while Tropius flew in circles over the battlefield. Eevee and Chloe looked in awe for a moment before running to the battlefield and taking their spot on it. "Come down here, you fossil!" She shouted and Tropius suddenly descended at high speed and landed onto the battlefield kicking up plenty of dust to the clear it away by flapping his wings as he roared to the skies.

"Well, Eevee... LET'S DO THIS!"

Meanwhile with Anabel and Danika.

After walking around the city for a while, the two agents received a call from Amaranth who informed them about what happened Mitsumi and with Janine afterwards.

"Why, of course." Anabel sighed while cutting the call.

"Shouldn't we go help them?" Danika asked.

"Yeah, no thanks, they were the ones who couldn't handle Planet X and bringing those Akari and Johanna to Kanto was their idea so they better solve it themselves." Anabel replied. "We are still on our mission, a mission that thanks to this whole thing has only gotten more complicated..." She added to then look at her hand. "I think I'm ready, hang on."

"Got it." Danika replied placing a hand on Anabel's shouted before she snapped her fingers and teleported the two away to then have them reappear in Alola's Regional Airport.

"Wow, that really worked." Danika said. "But why are we here, Miss Anabel?"

"I'm just following a hunch..." Anabel replied while looking around.

"Uh, Miss Anabel... Are you... sure we're doing the right thing?" Danika asked her.

"Not this again, Danika..." She replied while holding her head and tried to ignore the question.

"...Please, listen to me." Danika said standing in front of her superior. "You said that you'd need some time to figure out how to break the shield that Sabrina put over Ash, right?"

"Yeah, what about it?" Anabel asked.

"Then this is the perfect chance! I-I can try to get closer to Ash and..." Danika stopped talking for a moment as she blushed. "I-If I become his girlfriend, I'm sure he'll listen to me if I explain everything from our perspective."

"Danika, I hate to burst your bubble, but nothing guarantees that you'll become his girlfriend." Anabel replied to then sigh. "And in case you forgot, we're most likely on thin ice after basically attacking his girlfriends and running away from the scene."

"Y-You were the one who jumped into a fight and then took us away!" Danika complained. "Please Miss Anabel, it's worth a try at least."

"...Ugh, fine, you have until I figure out how to cast the correct spell." Anabel said to then look at Danika with a frown before giving a smile.

"What is it?" Danika asked.

"I told you I was following a hunch." Anabel replied. "And I was right." She added and Danika turned around to see Angie among a group of passengers that were arriving, she was wearing a dark green jacket, sunglasses and a blue hat.

"She's one of Dawn's friends." Danika said. "Looks like she comes alone."

"Then that's just perfect, isn't it?" Anabel asked and the two agents walked to Angie and stood in her way. "Good night, Miss. We're agents of the Interpol and we need you to come with us for a moment." She said and Angie simply stared at them in silence. "Now, I'm sure you wouldn't want to cause a ruckus here in the airport, would you, Angie?"

"Please, it's over, just come with us peacefully." Danika said trying to held her by her wrist, but Angie smacked her hand away.

"...Do you have any idea of what you just did?" Angie asked.

"You... mean about Johanna?" Danika asked. "We didn't know they were gonna-"

"We did what had to be done." Anabel interrupted her. "This doesn't concern any if you either way."

"Like hell it doesn't!" Angie shouted.

"Listen, we don't have time for this and I don't want to use my powers in front of so many people." Anabel said. "So I'll ask nicely one more time, come with us."

"Don't think I will..." Angie replied to then look behind them and smile. "Isn't that right, Ash?"

"ASH?!" They both shouted and looked behind their backs, but he was nowhere to be seen among the people of the airport, Danika and Anabel then turned around again and saw Angie escaping.

"Oldest trick in the book, huh?" Danika asked.

"Get back here!" Anabel shouted as the two followed her.

"Agility!" Angie shouted releasing her Luxray to then jump on his back before the lion dashed away at high speed and left the airport.

"If it comes down to this..." Anabel released her Metagross and both Danika and her jumped on top of it before the Pokemon go ok flight and followed Luxray from up close.

"We need a way to lose them..." Angie trailed off.

"Use Psychic to lift them up!" Anabel shouted.

"Night Slash!" Luxray's speed increased again as his whole body became surrounded by dark sparks that blocked Metagross' powers, the star on his tail then turned into a black spiked mace and Luxray jumped towards Metagross to smack him away with it and then kept running away while Metagross recovered.

"Tch. Danika, can you strike them down from here?" Anabel asked.

"I can try..."Danika said to then stand up and take her Urshifu totem in hand. "Beast on!" She shouted activating, but the Urshifu spirit didn't manifest itself. "Huh?"

"What's the matter?!" Anabel shouted.

"It's... Not working..." Danika whispered while looking at the totem. "Is this... What Greta meant?"

"I don't have time for this. Giga Impact!" Anabel shouted and Metagross dashed down so fast that Danika didn't even have time to sit down and ended up falling off him, only for the Urshifu spirit to suddenly come out and take Danika in her arms to then land safely with her, meanwhile Metagross slammed himself onto the ground behind Angie and Luxury, sending them both flying and falling on different directions, with Metagross pinning Luxray down with his claws, while Anabel slowly approached Angie.

"I-I... Heyjin, What's wrong? Why didn't you come out when I called you?" She asked as the Urshifu stared at her before sighing and going back inside the totem, while Anabel grabbed Angie by her neck.

"I'm getting tired of this." Anabel said to then place a hand over Angie's forehead. "How about I show you the little trick I was planning to do on Ash?"

"N-No, wait, STOP IT!" Angie shouted. "P-Please, I... Y-You win, ok?Take me to jail or whatever, just... Don't make me forget about Ash..."

"...You're telling me you'd rather be in jail than forgetting about Ash?" Anabel asked.

"Got a problem with that?" Angie asked.

"On the contrary... You remind me too much of myself..." Anabel sighed before her hand started to glow purple. "So... I think I'll do something else."

Meanwhile with Ash

After his moment with Kimia, Meray and Emma, Ash was now sitting on the couch of the living room, patiently waiting for the next girlfriends to date.

"Hmm, I wonder how Pikachu is." Ash said to himself. "He's been training like crazy for our battle with Cynthia... I do feel bad about not being able to spend as much time with him as I used to, I guess I should-"

"DADDY!" Skyla shouted as she jumped into the scene and knocked his back on the couch, giving Ash a nice view of the small light blue bikini she was wearing, which barely contained her assets. "Like what you're seeing?"

"... Just come here you." Ash replied to then smile and the couple shared a tight hug as they joined their lips in a passionate kiss while Ash moved his hands around Skyla's curves much to her joy.

"I can't... Get over with how much love you gave me last night, Daddy." Skyla said between pants. "I've never felt so warm, so full... I-I need to feel it again, let's do it right here."

"I, uh... Where are Nessa and Phoebe?" Ash asked.

"Right here!" Nessa replied and Ash saw her entering the living room wearing a black bikini, while Phoebe by her side had a blue bikini with a similar flower pattern to her usual clothes.

"This is so stupid..." Phoebe whispered with a massive blush while she looked away.

"Yet you still accepted to do it." Nessa told her.

"I-I'm just following the girlfriend hierarchy, that's all!" Phoebe shouted.

"Well, Ash definitely looks happy that you did so." Nessa added and the two girls looked at Ash blushing by their sight.

"Anyhow, it my be already nighttime, but that won't stop us from enjoying the beach a little!" Nessa said. "Ready to go?"

"Let's have some cake by the ocean, Daddy!" Skyla shouted.

"Somebody please kill me..." Phoebe trailed off.

And that's it!

Geez, when I first started this fic, a Paul vs Chloe battle certainly wasn't something I would've expected to write, but here we are!

Anyhow2, we'll have the rest of the dates next chapter and we'll also keep up with some subplots I couldn't include in this one.

Will Chloe come out victorious?

Can Lucy save Janine and Giselle?

What will happen with Johanna and Akari now?

What is Anabel planning to do to Angie?

And what's gonna be Phoebe's fate in the harem?

We'll find out next time in "Throw in your custom Nights and Days!"

Can anyone guess what song is that referencing?

Also, here's a little clue for girlfriend #15: She has something in common with Cynthia.

And speaking of opinions, guys, I'm gonna kindly ask you to also to leave a review if you can or PM about any of my stories if you want, I'm asking this because you must know by now about all these artist scammers running around, I've been receiving a lot of those and they are quite unmotivating as a writer, I've been trying to ignore them, but they just keep on coming so I'd just like to know my real folks are still here, sorry if that sounds a little selfish.

I've also heard that new chapters have been having trouble showing up on the site, I can only that that won't happen here, but between those reports and the scammers, I'm considering moving to AO3.

Reviews:

Caballero de Huitzilopochtli

Well, it took me over two months to update so I guess we're even.
We already have a lot going on, so I don't think I'll drag the Phoebe drama more than it needs to.

Pretty good idea for Misty though.

R. Vital
Happy new year to you too! Sorry I'm late!

Shewolf2012
Good to know!

Rhinos
We'll get Charizard soon!
I'll get back to Heavenly Clouds... Eventually.

Azurebot
W

Guest
Guess I'm quite doubling down on Anabel as a villian, huh?

But still, not too sure about whether or not I should give her a redemption.

David Garrido
No man, I haven't.

UltimateCCC

Chloe's gonna show what she's made of!

Guest 2
We'll get there, mate, we'll get there.

neostardustdragon101
I'm curious about your hat you folks will think of what Anabel will do to Angie, hmm...

Oh well, Holdonlupin is out!