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Ash stared into Alain's eyes, waiting for him to make the first move. If he wasn't, then he would.

"Greninja! Cut!" Greninja ran forward, his white kunai taking form as he got closer to Charizard. Alain stood his ground.

"Dragon Claw!" Charizard's claws turned bright green and intercepted the hit, both Pokémon struggling to overpower the other. There was no point in pushing for it.

"Greninja, back up and use Aerial Ace!" Greninja jumped back, fist shining as he shot forward and punched Charizard in the jaw, sending him into the air. He kicked him in the stomach before Alain made his move.

"Flamethrower now!" Charizard went for it, blasting fire full into his face. The impact sent him flying back and onto the ground.

"Thunder Punch!" Electricity sparked in Charizard's fist as he flew full speed to Greninja.

"Cut!" Greninja quickly blocked the Thunder Punch with his kunai, on his knees against Charizard. He needed to get out of that deadlock or else he'd be overpowered. Ash grimaced, but it needed to be done.

"Greninja, you know what I'm thinking, right?!" Greninja did. He shuddered. He wanted to win though. His tongue unraveled around his neck and curled around Charizard's in a bitter taste. He swung himself out of the attack and behind him.

"Now Water Shuriken!" His tongue pulled away before he shot two shuriken at Charizard, nailing him in the back. Alain narrowed his eyes. He didn't think he's use his tongue.

"Charizard, you okay?" Charizard roared, shaking the arena. "Blast Burn!"

Charizard punched the floor, erecting pillars of fire towards Greninja. Oh dear Arceus.

"Dodge it!" Greninja fled, jumping into the air. Alain's eyes followed him.

"Charizard, fly and use Thunder Punch!" Using the chaos caused by the Blast Burn, Charizard flew towards Greninja with a Thunder Punch, punching him back into the ground when he caught him off-guard. "Flamethrower!"

Charizard fired the attack at Greninja, the frog crying out in pain. Ash clenched his fist as he held down his dress, feeling Greninja's pain. The lizard landed on the ground near his trainer, waiting for his opponent to get up. Ash grit his teeth.

"Greninja, can you still fight?!" he shouted. Greninja struggled to sit up, clenching his fist as he found strength.

"Ninja!" Ash smirked.

"Alright! Let's take this seriously!" Both Pokémon and trainer were fired up, even though something in his mind was screaming for him not to do it. Why again? Bah, who cares, he was gonna win this battle! A pillar of water erupted underneath Greninja as their emotions synched up. Serena gasped.

"They're transforming!" Clemont hurriedly dug into his skirt and activated his smoke bomb before rolling it to Greninja, smoke filling up Ash's side of the field. Alain narrowed his eyes. This was different than he remembered.

"Th-there seems to be something going on with Ashley's Greninja!" announced Pierre. In the smoke, Greninja had transformed, confident in his abilities and feeling more powerful. This ended when he was suddenly tugged on.

"N-ninja!" he cried as the water fell apart.

"Ssh!" whispered Serena. Greninja could feel his hair being pulled, the spiky black that represented his trainer. Both sides were messed with until he was suddenly let go and pushed forward.

"Good luck!" whispered Clemont as he and Serena ran back. Ash finally saw what they had done and sighed. Looks like they still transformed, but at least they fixed it. He was embarrassed for getting carried away like that. He was lucky he had his friends to help him out.

The smoke finally blew away for Alain to see the transformation. He blinked. A…a Greninja with long hair? Greninja ran his fingers through the hair extension, pretending as if it was real. Charizard was weirded out. How was he supposed to take this seriously? First the bracelets and now hair? Alain didn't look sold either. They were trying really hard to act like this wasn't Ash and Greninja. Serena feigned a shocked gasp.

"O-oh! It's Ashley-Greninja!" she shouted for him to hear. Clemont nodded beside her.

"Y-yeah! She transformed!" he cheered. On the stands, Bonnie was selling the show.

"Yay Ashley-Greninja!" she screamed. The crowd was excited, cheering next to her after seeing such a feat.

Charizard huffed when Greninja flipped the hair back.

'Those are clearly fake,' he muttered. Greninja's eye twitched.

'Jealous?' he sneered. Charizard knew he was being mocked, but he decided to be honest.

'Not really…' Alain chuckled. If they kept wanting to play this façade, he'd let it go on. Besides, Ash looked nice in a dress, contrary to belief.

"Charizard, you okay?" he asked, noticing that his partner was quiet.

'Define okay,' he replied, then shook his head and roared confidently for battle. He flexed, growling at the minor pain in his arms from Greninja's Water Shuriken. But he was going to keep fighting until one of them stood victorious. Ash grinned.

"Greninja, Water Shuriken!" Greninja grabbed for the shuriken on his back, throwing it at mach speed to Charizard.

"Fly!" Charizard flew into the air to dodge. "Flamethrower!"

He shot fire at Greninja, but Ash was ready.

"Cut!" The white kunai sliced the Flamethrower in two, Greninja unbothered by the heat. "Again on Charizard!"

Greninja charged at him with the kunai, jumping into the air to meet him.

"Intercept with Thunder Punch!" Charizard's fist met Greninja's Cut, both Pokémon pushing each other for the upper hand. Alain saw his opening.

"Flamethrower!" Ash gasped when he could see the flames flick out of his mouth.

"Greninja, move back and use Double Team!" Greninja jumped back, clones of him appearing to throw Charizard off.

"Get rid of all of them!" shouted Alain. Charizard fired at all the clones to find the real one, but Greninja hid among the smoke to wait for Ash's next move. Ash smirked as Greninja snuck into the perfect position.

"Now! Move and use Water Shuriken, full power!" Greninja suddenly appeared in front of Alain, behind Charizard with a large, shining shuriken. Alain's jaw dropped.

"Charizard, Blast Burn!" Charizard sensed him, turning and punching the floor, the Blast Burn shooting towards Greninja. Greninja had thrown his shuriken, the attacks clashing and causing an explosion. Ash held his dress down, feeling Greninja waver from the attack. No, not this time. He wasn't going to pass out like he did in the league. He clenched his teeth and stood his ground.

Alain covered his face with his arm as the explosion erupted in front of him. This was just like the league. But Charizard…

The smoke cleared, both Pokémon heavily panting from the blow. Greninja stumbled a bit, but Charizard was the one who ultimately fell. The spotlight shone on Ash, who froze.

"Charizard is unable to battle! Greninja is the winner! Performer Ashley is victorious!" Relief, excitement and fatigue coursed all at once through his veins.

"WE WON! FINALLY! GRENINJA, WE DID IT!" Greninja ran over to hug his trainer and Pikachu, the extensions falling off as he reverted back to his original form. Clemont and Serena scrambled to pick them up and hide them, happily cheering for Ash as the arena erupted into cheers. Mairin was bummed out that he lost, but it was a great battle to watch. Bonnie and Dedenne were going wild next to her, nearly forgetting to say Ash's fake name in her congrats.

Charizard regained consciousness, sitting up and frowning at his loss. He heard Alain laugh as he approached, rubbing his back.

"You did well, Charizard. I'm proud of you." Happy he wasn't upset, Charizard grinned and roared cheerfully. Alain smiled teasingly.

"Maybe Greninja's flowing hair distracted you." He laughed harder when Charizard shuddered in disgust. They stood as Ash came up to them with Greninja.

"Great battle, Alain!" said Ash, reaching a hand out to shake. Alain reached out, taking his hand differently than Ash expected. He pressed his lips to Ash's hand with a smirk. He was Kalosian, after all.

"It was an honor, mademoiselle." Ash's eyes widened. Did Alain seriously-?! Crap, he was still a girl! Greninja gagged, then remembered he still had to pretend and faked the lamest curtsy. Serena and Clemont held back their laughter.

"Now, to our closing ceremony!" Ash yanked his hand back when Pierre headed down the stairs to them. Alain smirked at him before Pierre swept in with his Klefki. The Pokémon was holding a gold and diamond key.

"It is my honor to present you with the Lumiose Princess Key!" Ash smiled and took the key from Klefki, the fatigue finally pushing against him. He wobbled on his feet, eliciting a few gasps from the crowd and Pierre.

"A-are you alright?" he asked, grabbing his shoulder. Serena and Clemont saw him falter. Ash couldn't hold on. He was crumbling and couldn't stay awake. He stumbled out of Pierre's hold.

"Ash!" they shouted, forgetting to pretend.

"Pika-pi!" Before he hit the floor, Alain ran forward and caught him. He was tired out from the fight, he gathered. Hoisting him into his arms, he made sure Ash was still modestly covered and that his wig didn't fall off. He smiled at Pierre.

"She's exhausted. I'll take her to get some rest." Pierre frowned.

"There's no need! We have medics on standby-" Alain shook his head, turning to Charizard.

"Charizard, can you carry the both of us?" He agreed, turning for Alain to climb on with Ash in his arms. Pikachu ran in front of Charizard.

'Carry me too!' shouted Pikachu, not wanting to be separated from his trainer. Charizard nodded.

'Sure.' Pikachu jumped into him and was caught in Charizard's claws. Alain turned to his friends.

"Meet me at Professor Sycamore's. Bring Mairin and Bonnie too." They nodded firmly. He knew. Alain turned to Pierre and nodded.

"She'll be fine. Charizard, let's go!" The crowd applauded Alain's actions as he took off into the sky. Greninja, Serena and Clemont ran to follow him. Bonnie and Mairin jumped out of their seats and ran to meet them outside.

Alain held Ash closely so he wouldn't fall off. Professor Sycamore's lab wasn't far away and he was out doing errands so he wouldn't see Ash in this dress and ask questions. He had questions too, but he'd have to wait for Ash to wake up.

Charizard landed in front of the lab. Alain jumped off and nodded to his partner to take a rest with the other lab Pokémon and Garchomp. He snuck inside to avoid talking to any of the assistants who might get the wrong idea. His room was the best option.

Opening his door, he quickly went inside and pressed it closed with his back. Ash wasn't really heavy, but he needed to put him down or else he could drop him. Alain set him in bed, pulling off the wig to help Ash cool down while Pikachu sat next to his head. He unconsciously ran his fingers through his hair as he looked the wig over. Ash looked good as a brunette, but he preferred his signature black. He tossed the wig aside and looked at Ash in the dress. Though he was probably embarrassed to wear it, it looked really good on him. What a shame that he might be able to see Ash dressed like this again.

"Alain! Where are you?" asked Mairin in front of the lab. He winced. She could wake up Ash at this rate. He turned to the unconscious boy and smiled at him.

"I'll be back to check on you," he whispered, then left the room with Pikachu.

They were gathered in the front, Ash's friends looking concerned for him.

"Alain, that girl is actually-" said Clemont, not bothering to hide his voice. Alain couldn't take him seriously with that hair and dress.

"I know. You can lose the wig, Clemont." Clemont sighed in relief and took off the blue wig to shake out his hair. His despaired soul was returning to normal. Now to lose the dress. Mairin gasped, eyes widening like she discovered a dark secret.

"Clemont?!" she cried. He laughed nervously and waved. She blinked as she realized something vital when Greninja was taking off the bracelets. She pointed towards Alain's room.

"So that means that she's-"

"Yep, that's Ash. He should be fine when he wakes up." The others sighed in relief. Mairin giggled.

"Soooo, what's the story?" she asked, elbowing Serena. She laughed sheepishly.

"A-about that…" Clemont raised his hand, sobbing at the idea of having to explain the dresses.

"Can we change first?" Bonnie pouted, Dedenne copying her.

"Can't you pretend to be my big sister for a little longer?" Clemont fled as soon as Serena gave him his spare clothes they had brought to change into right after the showcase.

It was quite a story. Mairin and Alain were left laughing while Clemont's face turned the color of a Tamato berry. Serena huffed and crossed her arms over her chest, citing the necessary measures they had to take to pull it off. Alain got up to make Ash something to drink when he woke up, grabbing some tea packets and filling a mug with hot water. Pikachu scrambled up his shoulder, smelling the sweet tea and cooing at the scent. Alain gave him a pet.

"Can I have a moment alone with your trainer?" he asked. Pikachu nodded.

"Pika!" he said, hopping off to join the others.

The others were still talking as he went upstairs, letting him have his time with Ash while they joked about the showcase and played with the hair extensions they had used on Greninja.

Alain opened his door, seeing Ash still asleep on his bed. It wasn't long until he started to stir, eyes opening as he sat up. Alain approached the bed.

"You're awake. I almost forgot that you get exhausted after bonding with Greninja." Ash groaned, the headache he was having starting to fade away. He froze, suddenly realizing that he was still in his dress. He looked up at Alain, starting to blush.

"Oh Arceus, you knew the whole time?" he whispered. Alain smiled a little and handed him the tea.

"Not the whole time, it was when you had Pikachu use Thunderbolt to find him." Ash fumed. That was practically the whole time!

"That's still-! Ugh, and we tried so hard to make Greninja look like a girl too!" He drank his tea and brooded. Alain chuckled.

"That was pretty impressive," he praised. "You should be proud. It was a great battle."

He smirked. "Mademoiselle."

Ash remembered this kiss on his hand, turning red to his neck. "I can't believe you did that even when you knew!"

Alain's face was blank as he reached out and leaned in close to Ash's face. "You didn't like it?" he asked softly.

Uneasy, Ash squeezed the mug. "Well…not that I didn't like it…"

Satisfied, Alain leaned back. "Do I get something for rescuing the princess? You did almost reveal yourself at the showcase."

His eyes widened, reaching for his hair and seeing that the wig was off. "That's right! Thanks for that, by the way. Hmm…" He tapped his chin, setting the mug aside to think.

"Well, we can't battle. We just did that. Oh…" he looked over at Alain, "I think I got one. But close your eyes! I'm embarrassed."

Obediently, Alain did so. Ash breathed in, counting to ten in his head. If Alain kissed his hand knowing who he was, then that meant that maybe he had the same feelings as him. There was only one way to know now.

He kissed Alain softly on the lips, feeling overwhelmed when Alain kissed him back immediately. So he did have feelings for him too! They pulled away, Ash breathing heavily. While lost in his thoughts, Alain pulled his phone out of his pocket, aiming for Ash.

A click pulled Ash out of his thoughts. "W-what...? Did you just take my picture?"

"Yeah. A memento," he replied, unfazed. Ash's eyes widened.

"For real?! I don't need that going around!" Alain shook his head.

"It's not going anywhere. It's staying in my phone." Ash reached out to snatch it, but Alain was faster and moved back.

"You don't need a picture of me in a dress!" Alain pocketed his phone.

"If you're saying you'd dress like that again, then I won't keep it. But since you probably won't, I want a picture. It's a good memory. You finally beat my Charizard with you and your Greninja dressed up. Even Greninja looked a little believable." Ash growled.

"That's so embarrassing!" Alain blinked.

"Not at all. You look good." Ash fumed. He would never live this down and he doubted that Alain would let him either. To placate him, Alain pulled him into another kiss. It wasn't working well, but Ash eventually surrendered and pulled him closer.

~~Several days later~~

"Look at all these dresses!" Serena and Mairin burst into the sitting area everyone was at in Sycamore's lab. They both were carrying a box each and dumped the contents all over a couch. Dozens of dresses spilled out in a heap, all in different colors and designs. Ash whistled.

"Wow, that's a ton." He watched as Serena held up a dress close to Clemont, who cringed and moved away from the dresses.

"Because you fainted, Pierre felt bad and had all of them sent to Nurse Joy as a mail order. We picked it up on your behalf. There's way more and they all have jewelry too!" said Serena excitedly. Ash shrugged.

"Alright. Congrats, Serena. All those dresses are yours now." Mairin giggled as she remembered Ash in his dress.

"I can't believe you actually dressed up too, Ash. You fooled me!" Ash laughed nervously.

"Hah, don't get too used to it. I'm not dressing up like that for a long time." He pretended that he didn't see Alain look bummed out. Serena pouted.

"What?! You should at least wear them once before giving them to me!" Alain brightened, raising his hand.

"I second that notion." Ash whipped over to glare at Alain.

"Alain, you too?!" They ignored him to look the dresses over. Bonnie pounced on the pile.

"Oh wow, this one looks cute!" She plucked out a sunny white and yellow sundress. Alain found a dark blue lace one with long sleeves and Serena and Mairin were picking out their own. Clemont was tackled down by Bonnie and Dedenne with the sundress, much to his displeasure.

Before Ash could laugh, Alain grabbed him by the waist to try on the blue dress. Both kidnapped boys could be heard screaming throughout the lab.

All done! Thanks so much for reading! And the cycle continues for poor Ash and Clemont.