Chapter 24: A Day to be Alive

"Normal Speech/Thoughts"

'Aura Speech/Telepathy'

A/N: Before this Chapter starts, in response to OC- Trainer-Gray, the moves Pikachu used is indeed Dig, but it was within the water.

Otherwise enjoy!

Ash was inside of the Pokémon Center after his intense battle against Cynthia, who he nearly lost to during the fourth round first match. While within the Pokémon Center, the Team Skull member walked towards Nurse Joy, before settling down five Dusk Balls and his Pikachu on the counter.

"Please look after them, while I'm away, Nurse Joy." Ash requested, the nicest he could, as Nurse Joy nodded her head.

"Of course, please rest assured that they'll be at full health by the time you come back." Nurse Joy assured, as Ash nodded.

As his six Pokémon were being taken into the recuperation room by Nurse Joy's Blissey, Ash himself walked out of the building and into the open, only to see Cynthia on the other side as she let out a chuckle.

"Hello again, Ash. I have to thank you again, for the great match during our battle." Cynthia told the Kanto native who chuckled.

"I have you thank as well, you are certainly stronger than Lance." Ash responded which made Cynthia laugh a little.

"Why thank you for the compliment, but please excuse me, I have to go and rest my Pokémon." Cynthia told the younger Trainer, before walking off into the Pokémon Center.

As Cynthia walked through the door, Ash shrugged his shoulders before walking towards the city in order to relax a little, and upon reaching the city, Ash could see Alain being lectured by a girl younger than him by a few years, wearing clothes that was majority green.

"How can you leave for the tournament first, when we agreed that we'd go together! Do you realise, how long it took me to ride Tropius to Viridian City just to register on time!" She screamed, as Alain laughed a little before sighing in shame.

"I know, Mairin. How about I make it up to you, for the mistake I made?" Alain suggested, as Mairin gave a small grin, causing Alain to tense up a little.

"Yo, Alain. Got yourself a handful, with her I see." Ash smirked, as he walked towards their location, successfully catching their attention.

Mairin was a little confused of who the current Ash was, as Alain sighed before nodding his head, with Mairin staring at him with eyes filled with questions.

"Who is he, Alain?" Mairin asked, causing Alain to stare at her, as Ash chuckled.

"Have you forgotten about me already, Mairin? It's me, Ash." The Kanto native told the younger Trainer, who's mouth instantly dropped open.

"Ash? But you changed so much!" Mairin screamed loudly.

"Many people said that already, so, I take it that you guys are hanging out?" Ash questioned, not giving Mairin's earlier outburst much thoughts at all, as both Trainers nodded.

Ash soon followed Alain and Mairin, as the trio of Trainers went towards the central part of the city, and since Alain was mainly following Mairin with Ash only tagging along in their small town adventure, the group of three soon found themselves at a department store.

"Why did you want to come to the department store, Mairin?" Alain asked, with Ash silently nodding.

"Of course, I came here to get supplies for my team, after all, I can't really train them when their hungry." Mairin answered.

The group wasted no time outside the department store, as they entered the place and much as they can already had expected, the store was packed full of people. Ash, Alain and Mairin soon walked towards the elevator, in order for the younger Trainer to get the supplies she needed for her Pokémon.

Upon entering the elevator, Mairin pushed the button that leads to the fifth floor, as the door shut and started to move. After a while of waiting, the elevator then came to halt as the doors slide open to reveal a much bigger space compared to the first floor, as Mairin started to run over to the Pokémon food section, with Ash and Alain following suit from behind her.

"So, what type of Pokémon's do you have, Mairin? Aside from Chespin, of course." Ash questioned.

"I have more than just Chespie, you know. Though, if you really want to know, you'll have to see during the tournament." Mairin retorted.

Alain chuckled lightly at Mairin's words towards Ash, as the Kanto native sighed loudly knowing that the question he asked was kind of stupid, since no Trainer would reveal all their Pokémon to their eventual opponents, especially in a tournament.

Ash and his small group, decided to continue shopping for Mairin's item, as the younger Trainer continued to look at different berries and several other supplies such as Poke Puffs and blocks, though Mairin was mainly looking at the different flavoured berries, which made Ash and Alain curious about what she was up to.

"Why are you looking at the berries for, Mairin?" Ash questioned, with Mairin snickering a little.

"I have to choose the correct flavour Berry, otherwise I won't be able to make any Pokeblocks for my Pokémon to stay healthy." Mairin answered, shocking Alain and Ash, who was surprise to hear that she can make Pokeblocks.

"I'm surprise you know how to make Pokeblocks, Mairin. Much less your growth as a Trainer." Alain said, impressed at her growth.

"Well, I wouldn't have been able to grow as a Trainer, if none of you were there by my side." Mairin responded.

Ash chuckled as Alain smiled, as they watch as Mairin continued to browse the Berry section, with both Ash and Alain standing there doing nothing, other than looking around the place in case there was something they need.

"Guys, I'll be moving a floor up to see if there's anything I need. How about we meet back on the first floor, in an hour?" Ash suggested, as Alain and Mairin nodded their head.

"Sure, then I'll be moving a floor down. See you guys later." Alain agreed.

With Mairin left on the current floor, Ash decided to move a floor up gaining access to a floor filled with variety of Pokémon items such as Focus Band and Mystic Water. While venturing around the floor, Ash walked by a group of people which he somehow didn't notice, until he eventually arrived at a shelf filled with even more items.

'Ash, what's that on the shelf, over to your right?' Kommo-o's voice asked.

Ash turned around to see the shelf on his right, only to notice a shelf half filled with Choice Band, as he remembered that Kommo-o was pretty much a fighter compared to the rest of his Pokémon, as he chuckled.

'That's a Choice Band, Kommo-o.' Ash answered, as Kommo-o went silent for a moment.

'Would it be alright, if I come out to try it? I promise I won't go berserk if I see another Dragon type.' Kommo-o requested, as Ash gave a sound of approval.

'There's no need for you to promise me that, Kommo-o. We all know why you will go berserk, and I for one, won't restraint you for doing such.' Ash answered.

Ash took out his Dusk Ball before opening it to release Kommo-o into the open, as he turned around to look at the shelf filled with Choice Bands. The Kanto native then went towards the shelf, before taking out a Choice Band before placing it on his head, in order for him to see how he would look.

'So, what do you think, Kommo-o?' Ash asked, trying to see how Kommo-o would feel, after wearing the Choice Band.

'I don't know, what do you think, Ash?' Kommo-o questioned, unsure of the matter at hand.

'How you feel is how I feel, Kommo-o. If you feel as if you like it, then I too feel that way.' Ash responded, reassuring Kommo-o about the matter.

Kommo-o merely nodded as he started to look into the mirror before walking back to Ash, who looked him in the eye as Kommo-o nodded his head, with Ash smiling at him.

'If you've decided, then we'll buy it.' Ash told him.

'Alright.' Kommo-o answered.

Ash alongside Kommo-o walked towards another part of the floor, where even more items can be seen, as a few of Ash's Dusk Ball burst open to reveal his Liepard, Zoroark and Hitmonlee, with Hitmonlee looking at Kommo-o, apparently he was the only one of the six that did not rest at the Pokémon Center despite his battle against Cynthia.

'Why are you not resting at the Pokemon Center, Kommo-o?' Hitmonlee questioned, as Liepard looked at the Kicking Pokémon.

'Have you forgotten already, darling? Kommo-o hates being weak, so resting at the Pokémon Center is a no go.' She purred out.

Hitmonlee shrugged his shoulder as the four Pokémon decided to explore the store by themselves, with Ash being left behind to do his own thing, until Pikachu came popping out of his bag, as he gazed around the place.

'This place sure is big, don't you agree, Ash?' Pikachu questioned, with his Trainer nodding in agreement.

'I thought the only big store was in Celadon City, I'd never expect to see an equalled size store in Viridian City too.' Ash answered, quite amazed on how much things had changed over the years.

While going to meet his Pokémon's, Ash could see Hitmonlee tightening a Black Belt onto his waist, as he flashed himself in the mirror to check himself out. Meanwhile, Zoroark who had a pair of Black Glasses on her head, was helping Liepard put on a Blue Scarf around her neck, as the two of them shared a single mirror to check their looks.

'What do you think Kommo-o, dear?' Liepard questioned, only for the Scaly Pokémon to stay quite silent.

'You know Kommo-o doesn't do this kind of things, Liepard.' Hitmonlee reminded his friend.

'I'm just trying to get him to open up a little, it won't hurt to try would it, darling?' She responded with a purr, causing Hitmonlee to sigh.

Ash watched silently as his Pokémon roamed around the place to find the accessories they like, as he stood leaning against a wall, Pikachu appeared on his shoulder making Ash turn his head to see his best friend, who laid on his shoulder, with a relaxed look.

'It's been so long in forever, that we've hanged out like this.' Ash nodded to Pikachu's words, as they watch their friends go on a shopping spree.

'What are you going to do, when this is all over?' Pikachu asked, as Ash sighed loudly.

'Even if you ask me, Pikachu. I honestly don't know what to say, the only reason I came here because I felt a deep hatred for everything, but now…' He trailed off, with Pikachu patting his head.

'Don't worry, no matter where you go or decide to do. We'll follow you, I promise.' Ash smiled lightly at Pikachu's reassuring speech.

As they finish their talk, Liepard walked up to them with a golden crown on her head and a Blue Scarf on her neck, making Ash raise an eyebrow. Around the same time Liepard returned, the whole gang returned with Zoroark wearing a pair of Black Glasses while having a White Flute in her mouth, Hitmonlee had a Black Belt tied to his waist, and lastly, Kommo-o had the same Choice Band Ash placed on his head, as Ash look at the whole gang of four.

'So, I assume you guys got what you want?' He asked, as they nodded.

'Don't forget this one, please.' Pikachu's voice rang.

The whole gang raised an eyebrow as Ash turned around with his Pokémon's peeking over, to see Pikachu holding up a huge bottle of ketchup in his tiny hands, causing Ash to sigh, knowing Pikachu's love for the ketchup, as he signalled for Pikachu to hand it over, which he did.

As he had Pikachu's final added item in his hand, Ash walked towards the counter before paying for his items, as he gave his Pokémon's their respective items, before recalling them back into their Dusk Ball, before making his way back down to the first floor, as the elevator door opened for his exit, to see Mairin and Alain already waiting for him.

"Hey, Ash! You're late!" Mairin yelled across the lobby.

"I was, huh? By how long, exactly?" Ash responded, while walking towards them, as Alain pointed at the clock.

Ash raised an eyebrow before looking at the direction of the clock, to see that he was fifteen minutes late, from when they were suppose to meet, as he sighed before scratching his head.

"My bad, kind of lost track of time I guess." Ash sounded.

"It's fine, so where do we go next." Mairin reassured, before asking a question, with Alain and Ash thinking. Until an idea hit Alain's head.

"I heard that there was a powerful Trainer in town, want to go check it out?" Alain suggested.

Ash and Mairin nodded as they left the mall in a jiffy, and upon reaching the square where most people gather for battles. A Flamethrower launched into the sky upon their arrival, as they squeeze through the crowd to see a man who had his Venusaur out, battling against someone with a Magmortar.

"Quick, use Fire Blast!" Magmortar's Trainer ordered.

The Blast Pokémon nodded as he raised his right hand before retracting his wrist, forming a cannon on his right hand before firing a large fiery orb, which turned into a large fire kanji as it raced towards Venusaur who wasn't the least scare of the Super Effective attack. Though, much to everyone's shock, Venusaur without the command of his Trainer, raised his legs as he stomped the ground, causing large vine to erupt from the ground, as the vines made their way towards Magmortar, tearing through the Fire Type attack.

As the vine charged through Magmortar's attack, the Grass Type attack used by Venusaur slammed into the Blast Pokémon, lifting him off the ground before dropping him from a great height with a loud crash, with the vines retracting back to Venusaur's side, to reveal an unconscious Magmortar on the ground, unable to continue the fight.

"Magmortar is unable to battle, Venusaur wins!" The referee announced.

Magmortar's Trainer kneeled down beside his fallen Pokémon before taking out a Poke Ball as he recalled his Pokémon with a word of apology and thanks. Meanwhile, Venusaur's Trainer took out his own Poke Ball before recalling Venusaur without much as a single word, before looking at the crowd with eyes of challenge.

"Excuse me, but may I challenge you to a one on one?" Alain requested, catching the man's attention as he nodded.

Ash and Mairin watched with the crowd as Alain stood on the opposite side of the Trainer, as the Kalos native took out his Poke Ball, before throwing it into the sky.

"Charizard, let's go!" Alain called out.

The Poke Ball burst open to reveal Alain's most trusted companion, and unlike before, Alain's Charizard was no longer wearing his Mega Stone on his neck. Now, instead, Charizard was wearing his newly acquired Charizardite X in a form of an anklet on his right ankle.

Alain's unknown opponent raised an eyebrow before taking out a Poke Ball, as he threw it into the air causing it to burst open, calling down his own Charizard, who was slightly bigger compared to Alain's, and too has a Charizardite X, which was inside of a armband, on his left arm, as the Trainer's Charizard roared loudly, causing the field to shake.

"Charizard vs Charizard, begin!" The referee announced.

"Charizard, start things off with Flamethrower!" Alain ordered, taking the initiative to attack.

Charizard's mouth blazed up, before opening his mouth to fire a large stream of fire which flew towards the opposing Charizard. As the attack drew closer and closer, the opposing Charizard merely used his right hand to cancel out the attack, shocking Alain and his own Charizard. This stunt shocked most of the crowd, including Ash and Mairin, because Alain's Charizard was no small opponent.

"How did he cancel out Alain's Charizard's attack, with only one hand?" Mairin asked, as Ash looked at the Battle sternly.

"Alain's Charizard isn't your everyday opponent, that person's Charizard must be on another level." Ash answered.

The opposing Charizard's mouth too blazed up, as he retaliated by firing his own Flamethrower attack, causing Alain's Charizard to block it with his hands, causing him to move backwards a few feet, as he cancelled the attack with his sheer power, making Alain sweat.

"That's some power." Alain mumbled, as he gulped a little.

"Charizard, use Flamethrower once more!" Alain ordered.

Charizard nodded he opened his mouth before firing off yet another Flamethrower attack, this time instead of hitting his opponent head-on. The attack collided with the ground in front of the opposing Charizard, causing smoke to cover his view.

While within the cover of the smoke, Alain's Charizard rushed at the seem to be unsuspected opponent with his right fist crackling with electricity, as he appear from his back with his fist raised. Though, before the attack could land, much to Alain's shock as did the crowds, the opposing Charizard grabbed a hold of Alain's Charizard's hand with his tail, before grabbing his shoulders with his hand, as he threw his opponent back to his Trainer.

"Charizard!" Alain called out in concern.

"This guy is no ordinary opponent." Ash mumbled out.

Alain's Charizard soon got up slowly, as he looked at his unscathed opponent. The opposing Charizard showed no sign of ignorance or arrogance as he was still composed, waiting for his opponent's next move to come his way.

"Charizard, let's take things up a notch." Alain told his partner, as he took out his newly acquired Mega Stone, before tapping it.

"Keystone, respond to my heart. Beyond Evolution, Mega Evolve!" Alain screamed, as he raised his fist in the air.

A string of light appeared from Alain's Keystone as it trailed its way to Charizard's Mega Stone, connecting with each other as the Flame Pokémon was covered in a rainbow veil, as it shattered to reveal Alain's Charizard in his Mega Evolved state.

The man looked at his opponent's Mega Evolved Pokémon, as his Charizard stood ready for a newer battle. The crowd was quite confused as to why Alain's opponent chose not to Mega Evolve his Pokémon, but Alain was more or less careful as he surveyed his opponent's Pokémon.

"Charizard, use Dragon Claw!" Alain ordered.

Charizard nodded as his claws enlarged, expanding out claws of green energy, and with his newfound speed. Alain's Charizard charged towards his opponent, before swiping down on the Unknown Trainer's Pokémon, and much to their shock yet again, the Unknown Trainer's Charizard was able t0 hold down Alain's Mega Charizard's attack with his hands, before using his tail to smack Alain's Charizard backwards.

"How did he pull that off?!" Mairin exclaimed.

"Being able to hold off Alain's Charizard's Dragon Claw, as it is empowered by Tough Claws. That guy's Charizard was be abnormally trained." Ash sounded, since he was also one to do abnormal training.

Alain's Charizard got up yet again as he looked at his healthy opponent, who more or less didn't even have a scratch on him, as the Unknown Trainer's Charizard breathed out fire from his nose, waiting for his opponent to make more moves.

"We can't let this go on for too long, use Blast Burn!" Alain ordered.

Alain's Charizard nodded as his body glowed in an orange veil, and with his fist raised. Alain's Charizard slammed his fist onto the ground as a bright light shined out, causing huge pillars of fire to emerged at they made their way to his opponent, eventually surrounding the Unknown Trainer's Charizard entirely, as the attack erupted out a final and larger pillar of fire, completely consuming his opponent.

As the attack ended, with a huge smoke covering the area, Alain's Charizard was more or less panting harshly, hoping that his opponent was down. While he was a little off-guard due to his fatigue, the opposing Charizard flew through the smoke as he grabbed a hold of Alain's Charizard before flying into he sky, as he spun a few rounds in circles in the air, before diving back down as he slammed Alain's Charizard to the ground hard.

"Charizard, no!" Alain screamed.

The small smoke cleared out, as Alain's Charizard laid in a small crater unconscious, before reverting back to his original form, as the opposing Charizard landed on the ground, relaxing a little once the battle was completely over for good.

"Alain's Charizard is unable to battle, Charizard wins." The referee announced.

Alain went to kneel beside his Pokémon as he patted his partner who looked sad, as Alain smiled.

"There's no need to be sad, Charizard. Now, take a good rest." Alain told his trusted companion.

After recalling his Pokémon, the Unknown Trainer too recalled his Charizard before clipping his Poke Ball to his belt, as Alain made his friends as he sigh in defeat.

"I can't believe that I couldn't do anything." Alain sighed.

"There's no need to be upset, he was strong but you tried, and that's what counts." Mairin reassured.

Ash was observing the Unknown Trainer as he walked up to the front to meet his eventual opponent before pulling out a Dusk Ball as he pointed it at the Trainer who looked at him, with a stern expression.

"One on one, do you accept?" Ash challenged, with the man nodding in acceptance.

Both Trainer soon stood on their eventual Trainer boxes, as Ash took out a Dusk Ball with the man taking out another Poke Ball. Within the crowd, where Alain and Mairin were, several more new people joined to see the match, as Alain turn his head to see a few familiar faces.

"Clemont, Serena. How long has it been, since we last met?" Alain greeted, causing them to smile.

"Alain, Mairin! It sure has been long." Serena greeted.

On the field, where the referee had finished announcing the rules of the match, Ash threw his Dusk Ball into the sky.

"Bisharp, bring fear upon them!" Ash called out.

The Dusk Ball burst open as the Sword Blade Pokémon appeared, before sharpening his blades as he gazed at the Unknown Trainer. Ash's opposing opponent simply threw his Poke Ball forward, as it burst open to reveal a Pikachu who was slightly much large then Ash's own Pikachu.

"Bisharp vs Pikachu, begin!" The referee ordered.

As the Battle started Ash was silent to not let his guard down as Bisharp stood ready for his opponent to move, meanwhile on the opposite side, Pikachu and his Trainer stood there surveying their opponent's battle structure.

"Aren't any of them going to move?" Clemont asked, as Alain nodded.

"They will move, Clemont. Their just trying to out do the other, in case one attacks." Alain answered.

'Bisharp, Swords Dance.' Ash ordered.

Bisharp simply raised his arms in the air preparing to execute his move, but before he could execute said move. Pikachu simply disappeared from his place, before slamming a palm glowing white on Bisharp's chest, stopping his movement with what seems to be a Fake Out attack, shocking Ash and Bisharp greatly.

After stopping Bisharp's move easily, Pikachu's fist started to spark out electricity as he looked at Bisharp with Ash catching on to what they were going to do next, as he quickly look at Bisharp.

'Dodge it, quickly! That's a Thunder attack!' Ash instructed.

Bisharp quickly kicked the Mouse Pokémon away, as he leaped back, only for a huge pillar of lightning to come down from the skies, as it struck the ground with immense force and power, easily charring the floor, turning it black.

'It would have been bad, of we got hit.' Ash thought to his Pokémon.

'Good thing we didn't, with that amount of power, it could easily take me out.' Bisharp responded.

Pikachu merely hopped back up on his own two feet, as he looked at Bisharp with a stern expression, not showing off any sort of weaknesses. While Pikachu remains calm, Bisharp stood at a battle ready stance, knowing that Pikachu was going to need more then just power to beat him since Fake Out could only be used once.

'Night Slash, go.' Ash ordered.

Bisharp leaped into the air as his right hand blade expanded out a blade of dark energy, as he dived down towards Pikachu who stared at his opponent with his small height. While Bisharp draws closer, Pikachu let out a hand before opening up a blue shield which totally nullified the damages of Night Slash, shocking the Sword Blade Pokémon, who quickly retreated back to Ash's side.

"That man is good, he could even push Ash to a corner." Clemont mused out, as Alain nodding.

"That Trainer is definitely on a whole new level." Alain added.

As Bisharp stood ready, Pikachu's body started to spark out electricity as he got on all four before running at Bisharp with immense speed, with the Dark and Steel type barely dodging his attack by leaping into the sky, as Pikachu used his feet to stomp the ground, before bringing himself into the air.

'Metal Burst, now.' Ash commanded.

Bisharp nodded as he clashed his two blades together, before forming a silver orb as he fired the attack down at Pikachu, which exploded on collision with the Mouse Pokémon landing on the ground with barely any damage, as a blue shield dissipated after a few seconds, causing Ash and Bisharp to growl.

'Damn, to think they prepared a Protect.' Ash growled.

'This two is tougher then I thought, his strength is even higher then Nanu's.' Bisharp added.

The Trainer stared at Ash before raising his left hand, making his sleeve to drop revealing a red Z-Ring with a special Z-Crystal attached to his Z-Ring, before crossing his arms making Ash widen his eyes as he too revealed his own Z-Ring.

"Let this dark stage sink their fear into despair." Ash mumbled, while doing a series of poses.

Both Trainers started to re-enact their own respective Z-Move poses, causing everyone to stare at them with confusion. A light purple light emerged from Ash as it travelled towards Bisharp, meanwhile a yellow light emerged from the Trainer as it travelled towards Pikachu.

As their Z-Move poses were completed, Bisharp immediately started to charge up a black zooming orb of darkness in his right hand, meanwhile Pikachu jumped into his Trainer's arms, only to be thrown upwards as he started to spin rapidly.

"Black Hole Eclipse." Ash commanded.

As Pikachu came down with his Z-Move, Bisharp threw the orb of darkness into the air as it expanded into a large black hole, which started to suck everything in. As Bisharp's Z-Move remained in the sky, Pikachu slammed into Bisharp's body causing a massive explosion, with huge dust of cloud covering the field making Ash sweat a little, as a sound of a second explosion occurred meaning Bisharp's Black Hole Eclipse too was successfully executed.

While the dust cleared, Bisharp can be seen lying on the ground unconscious with Pikachu nowhere in sight, as the Mouse Pokémon dropped moments later onto the ground too unconscious from the Dark type Z-Move's damage, as the referee raised his flag in the air.

"Both Pokémon are unable to battle." He declared.

Ash sighed as he walked over to Bisharp who got up slowly, with Ash helping him up by holding his shoulder as he looked at the Sword Blade Pokémon.

'Good work, Bisharp.' He complimented.

'Thanks, to think we actually manage to bring it down with us.' Bisharp responded as Ash chuckled.

He soon took out his Dusk Ball before recalling Bisharp back into his Dusk Ball, before clipping it to his belt as the Trainer went to pick up his Pikachu, before feeding him a Sitrus Berry, before walking off as he gave Ash a bow before completely walking off to another direction.

"Ash, I can't believe you manage to beat his Pikachu!" Mairin yelled as she ran towards him.

"Yeah, I can't believe it either. Though, I got the feeling, his Pikachu is not his strongest." Ash told her, as he noticed the group of people behind Alain.

"Well, I'll be going to the Pokémon Center to let Bisharp rest, so, I'll catch you guys later." Ash waved before walking off.

Alain was greatly confused about Ash's behaviour, especially around his group of old friends, not knowing the dispute between them. Mairin, however was oblivious to the current situation as she ran back to Alain, to convoy Ash's message to meet again as he nodded in agreement.

Ash walked into the Pokémon Center, as he walked up to the desk with Nurse Joy handing him two Dusk Ball and two Poke Ball, as she handed it to him with a smile.

"Your Pokémon has fully recovered, is there anything else I can help you with?" She asked, as Ash exchanged the four balls with a single Dusk Ball.

"My Bisharp just had a battle earlier, please take care of him." Ash requested as Nurse Joy nodded.

"Certainly, please hand me Bisharp's ball, and I'll get started on his treatment." She told him.

As Ash handed her the Dusk Ball, he walked to his room before entering his room to see Anabel sleeping on his bed as he looked at the Tyke and Pycer who shrugged, as Ash sighed before using his blanket to cover his lover, as he took off his shirt before hanging it at the closet front, before sitting next to the bed, in order to rest, not wanting to disturb Anabel's rest.

Another chapter is done. My bad for not uploading constantly, as I am doing my best.

Otherwise,

PEACE!