pokemon Fighting Dreamers

Back in Alola.

After another lovey-dovey session with his girlfriends, Ash returned to the battlefield, this time without running late, but Marshal was already waiting on his side of the arena, so Ash walked to him once he entered it.

"So here you are." Marshal said. "Like I told you, I've heard lots of things about you both from my Master Alder and from Iris. While your three battles from yesterday were interesting, I was starting to think they exaggerated while seeing your performance against Bertha, but you managed to pull yourself back up and win, not to mention, anyone has gotten cornered in a battle at least once... I apologize for underestimating you, just give me your best."

"The best is what you're getting." Ash replied and Marshal smiled before Ash ran to his position.

"So Marshal, do you know him, Bea?" Nessa asked. "I think your father mentioned him once."

"He visited the Stow-on-side Gym a few times, but I never got to meet him." Bea answered. "My father wouldn't let me go outside even for stuff like that, huh."

"Sounds like you've been through a lot." Meray said.

"Yeah, but I don't really care about all that now." Bea answered. "My life now is with Ash, and all you, of course, that's all that matters."

"Looks like we're all set. So the condition for this fifth battle will be..." Dahlia spun her roulette again until it stopped on the symbol of a circle with a double-sided arrows around it. "A Rotation Battle!"

"Rotation Battle?" Ash asked.

"Seems like it's my lucky day." Marshal said. "I assume you haven't had one of those before, right?"

"No, I haven't." Ash replied.

"Then I'll explain, if you don't mind." Marshal said as the battlefield changed again, showing two circles with double-sided arrows around them. "This is a special type of battle that has become popular in Unova lately, and one that I'm very fond of myself, it's normally a 3v3, but this battle is meant to be 4v4 so we can adjust that rule, now the battle is as follow." Marshal looked for his Poke Balls and released four Pokemon, a Conkeldurr who stood at the front part of the circle, a Sawk at his right, a Throh at his left and a Poliwrath behind them.

"All the Pokemon that will be part of the battle will be at the battlefield at all times, however only the one that is at the front of the circle can attack and be attacked." Marshal explained as Conkeldurr smirked before the trainer pulled out his Rotom Phone. "There's an app you have download, once you do, you only have to open it and link it to the current battlefield, which will give you control over your wheel." He said as the circle spun with the Pokemon on top of it, leaving Sawk at the front. "The point of the battle is to keep switching back and forth until one side is left without Pokemon, your opponent can see all your Pokemon so he might be able to guess what you're gonna do next, but you're the one who controls your wheel so whatever choice you take is up to you, the wheel will protect the other Pokemon from any harm caused by the moves, but the after effects such as status will remain after being switched, also, the other Pokemon can't use support moves nor boost themselves if they're not in turn, you got all that?"

"Yeah, I think I did." Ash nodded while he downloaded the app. "Fine then. Talonflame, Snivy, Pignite, Dewott, I choose you!" He shouted calling upon the four Pokemon, who stood on the wheel with Snivy on the front, Dewott on the right, Pignite on the left and Talonflame behind them. "Now let's see..." Ash tested out the app and the wheel spun around, leaving Talonflame at the front. "Alright, I think I'm ready."

"So be it." Marshall nodded.

"If both trainers are ready, then the battle begins now!" Kukui shouted.

"Brave Bird!" Ash gave the first order and Talonflame took flight surrounded by blue energy as he aimed at Sawk.

"Bulk Up!" Marshal replied and Sawk flexed his muscles. "Now Rock Tomb!" He added and the wheel spun again, taking Conkeldurr to the front, who then tossed his concrete pillars at Talonflame, stopping his attack and knocking him to the ground. "Now Bulldoze!" The wheel spun again and now Sawk was at the front again, with him slamming his palm against the ground, creating a shockwave that hit Talonflame and pushed him away.

"Marshal practices this type of battle a lot." Shauntal said in the stands next to Caitlin and Phoebe. "And since Ash has never tried it before this is yet another wall against him."

"He has managed to adapt and overcome every challenge so far. I doubt this will be any different." Caitlin answered to then stare at Phoebe, who simply had her arms crossed while she looked at the battle.

"Did I take you by surprise as well?" Marshal asked.

"I just need to get used to this battle style." Ash replied staring at his Rotom Phone and steering the wheel so Dewott would be at the front. "Rest a bit, Talonflame!"

"Hmp, Bulk Up!" Marshal said and Sawk flexed his muscles again.

"Dewott, Air Slash!" Ash said and Dewott took both Scalchops in hand as white blades formed on them and he ran towards Sawk.

"Dual Chop!" Sawk bumped his fists together and these were surrounded by purple energy that took the shape of a roaring dragon to then form two purple sais on his hands, which he used to block Dewott's attack. "As Grimsley would say, en garde." Marshal said as the two Pokemon started to trade attacks back and forth, Dewott's slashes were a lot faster, but Sawk managed to block them with his sais, while his stabs seemed to carry much force, but were slower, which allowed Dewott to avoid them, the scene continued until Dewott jumped and spun around, using his tail to knock the sais of Sawk's hands and managing to slash him twice on his face with the Air Slash.

"Great job! Now Hydro Spear!" Ash said and Dewott raised two Air Slashes on the air to then push himself up with an Aqua Jet, stabbing Sawk on a drilling motion and leaving him on the floor. "Air Slash!"

"Mat Block!" Marshal said steering the wheel and now Throh was in front, Throh then crossed his arms and a red Mat appeared in front of him, creating a smoke explosion and sending Dewott flying away once he hit it.

"Hmp, Trump Card!" Dewott stood up and crossed his arms, summoning several large cards with different symbols on it, he then slashed a card with a rope symbol and this shoot itself at Throh.

"Bulk Up!" Throh flexed his muscles and braced himself for the attack, but once the card reached him, it didn't nothing at all. "Wait, what?" Marshal asked before noticing a small seed on top of Throh's head, which then turned into a small vine that quickly grew and wrapped around his chest. "Wait a..." Marshal looked at his Rotom Phone and tried to steer the wheel, but this didn't respond. "Ngh, that's Leech Seed!"

"Looks like luck is back in our side!" Ash exclaimed steering the wheel and leaving Snivy on the front. "Use Attract!" He ordered and Snivy jumped as she winked, sending several hearts to Throh, who was trying to rip the vine off him.

"Mat Block!" Throh summoned the shield again and blocked the hearts, but Snivy took advantage of the smoke created by this and quickly dashed towards Throh, ending up right in front of him.

"Aerial Ace!" Ash said and Snivy slashed Throh with her tail in an upwards motion, sending him flying up. "Now Twister!" Snivy spun her tail around and summoned a purple tornado that caught Throh while he was still in the air only to slam him against the battlefield. "Now, it's your chance, Attract!" Snivy once again did her signature move and Throh was unable to block, becoming infatuated by Snivy. "Now let's finish him up! Steel Wing!" Ash steered the wheel again and Talonflame was now in front, quickly flying at the defenseless Throh and slashing him several times with his wings to then take flight, all of that while the Leech Seed continued to drain Throh. "Brave Bird!" Ash called out and Talonflame descended on a high speed dive.

"Throh! You need to react now! Use Circle Throw!" He called out and his Pokemon snapped out of the Attract just enough to to grab Talonflame by his wings and toss him onto the floor, but right after that the Attract took over him again.

"Razor Wind!" Talonflame took flight again and started flapping his wings, sending several blades of wind towards Throh.

"Sawk!" The Pokemon shouted and looked back at Marshal.

"As long as that Leech Seed is on him I can't activate the wheel!" Marshal replied. "I'm sorry to say it, but Throh is on his own."

"Flare Blitz!" Talonflame engulfed himself on flames and crashed against Throh to then grab him with his claws raise him up on the air. "Now Brave Bird!" Talonflame let go off Throh and kicked him away, only to dive onto him while on free fall all the way down until they both crashed onto the battlefield, kicking up plenty of dust, and once this settled, Throh was seen unable to battle, while Talonflame was pecking his wings on top of him.

"Throh is unable to battle! Talonflame is the winner!" Kukui announced.

"That's what I'm talking about!" Bea shouted raising her pom-poms up in the air and Meray shyly joined her.

"Well, after seeing how much he struggled against Bertha, it is nice to see him starting with the upper hand." Meray added.

"Looks like Ash learned some things from that Bertha battle!" Dahlia said. "But let's see if he can keep that up!"

"You did your best, Throh." Marshal said while recalling him.

"Sawk!" The Pokemon called him again.

"No, you're irate and I can't let you fight like that. I understand how you're feeling, you consider that tactic dirty, but it was a completely fair fight all things considered. Try to calm down for the moment." He answered to then steer the wheel again, leaving Conkeldurr at the front while Sawk sighed and knelt down to start meditating.

"Let's keep going, guys!" Ash said steering his wheel and leaving Pignite at the front. "Gyro Ball!" Pignite jumped in the air and summersault as his body was outlined by silver light to then roll at high speed towards Conkeldurr.

"Bulk Up!" Conkeldurr flexed his muscles and the Gyro Ball hit him right on the chest, but he managed to withstand and pushed Pignite away with his pecs.

"Brick Break!" Pignite ran at Conkeldurr again while his arm shined with red energy.

"Rock Tomb!" Before Pignite could reach him, Conkeldurr raised his pillars and swung them around, sending Pignite flying away again. "Now Focus Punch!" Marshal ordered again and in an instant Conkeldurr nailed his pillars on the ground, leaving them behind as he dashed towards Pignite, landing a powerful uppercut and sending him flying up.

"Use Gyro Ball from there!" Ash said and Pignite curled up as he descended, landing on top of Conkeldurr. "Brick Break!" Pignite once again prepared the attack and managed to land it on Conkeldurr's face, sending him flying away and making him crash against his pillars.

"Heh, very good..." Marshall said. "Fine! Use Rain Dance!"

"What?" Ash asked while Conkeldurr raised his arms and the sky was covered in black clouds that instantly started to rain over the battlefield.

"But..." Ash stared at Marshal's team for a moment. "I see, then Attract!" Ash activated the wheel again and left Snivy at the front, who quickly made her move while Marshall simply smiled and activated his wheel as well, leaving Poliwrath at the front and letting the Attract surrounded her, but after the move hit, Poliwrath simply bumped her fists."

"She's female!" Ash said.

"And I imagine you already guessed her ability." Marshal said. "Let's see how you handle this! Ice Punch!" Poliwrath swiftly moved on the battlefield, reaching Snivy in a matter of seconds to then hit her with an Ice Punch in an uppercut manner, sending her flying away, before jumping towards her and punching her down to the floor again.

"Snivy!" Ash called out and was about to spin the wheel again.

"No, you're not! Whirlpool!" The spiral on Poliwrath's belly quickly started to spin and shoot a stream of water that surrounded Snivy before forming a whirlpool around her and exploding. "You caught us with that Leech Seed earlier so I'll be returning you the favor." Marshal said as a smaller Whirlpool surrounded Snivy and Ash tried to spin the wheel, but this didn't respond.

"So we can't spin." Ash said while Snivy looked at him and simply shrugged her shoulders. "Well, alright then! Let's fight the old way! Use Aerial Ace!"

"Ice Punch!"

Snivy jumped in the air and tried to hit Poliwrath from above, but the frog dashed away and caused her to crash against the floor only to hit her with an Ice Punch and send her flying away again.

"Low Kick!"

"Use Leaf Blade!"

Poliwrath slid on the now wet battlefield to try and land the kick, but Snivy jumped up just in time and slashed her with her tail to then jump away.

"Now Twister!"

"Bulk Up!"

Poliwrath flexed her muscles while Snivy charged the move and then tossed the purple tornado at him, Poliwrath was pushed back by the wind, but she then started walking against the tornado, Snivy tried to intensify the wind, but Poliwrath kept going against it until Snivy was hit by another small whirlpool, which caused her to stop her move and gave Poliwrath the chance to reach her and grab her by her neck.

"She's done for." Marshal said as Poliwrath raised Snivy in the air while still holding her by her neck and started using ice Punch, with the ice slowly covering Snivy's while body.

"Snivy!" Ash shouted while she tried to force her way out, but her movements slowed down the more the ice covered her body.

"Pignite Pig!"

"Dewott Wott!"

The other two Unova starters cheered on her and Snivy smiled at them before the ice covered her whole body from head to tail, with Poliwrath letting her fall to the floor once this was done. "Finish her off!" Marshal said and Poliwrath charged another Ice Punch, but before she could hit Snivy again, the ice that surrounded her suddenly exploded with a burst of green energy that pushed Poliwrath away.

"Snivy?!" Ash exclaimed.

"Pignite!"

"Dewott!"

"Don't tell me..." Marshal trailed off while he saw Snivy stand up as her whole body was surrounded by a green light which died down to reveal a smirking Servine. "Heh, two evolutions in a row, seems like your luck just refuses to run out." He said while Ash scanned Servine.

'Servine, the Grass Snake Pokemon, They avoid attacks by sinking into the shadows of thick foliage and retaliate with masterful whipping techniques. Servine has forgotten Leaf Blade and learned Grass Pledge."

"The evolution freed her from the whirlpool and... Grass Pledge..." Ash said while Dewott and Pignite both looked back at him. "Oh, hell, yes!"

"Once again, a surprise evolution has hit Ash in the middle of a battle!" Dahlia said. "But this time with him already having the advantage, could it be that Marshall is done for?"

"Don't count on that! Ice Punch!"

"Grass Pledge!" Servine slammed her tail against the ground and several columns of green energy rose from beneath, stopping Poliwrath and exploding onto her.

"Fire Pledge!" Ash steered the wheel and left Pignite on the front, with him slamming his fist on the ground and attacking Poliwrath with several columns of fire.

"Now Dewott! Like we practiced! Water Pledge!" Ash steered the wheel again and once Dewott was on the lead he jumped up and then landed forcefully on the battlefield, summoning a giant water column that raised Poliwrath in the air, this column was then joined by the remnants of the Fire and Grass Pledges and the three moves merged together to then create a massive explosion mid-air that dissipated the clouds and stopped the rain, Poliwrath then fell down and once she hit the ground again she was knocked out.

"Poliwrath is unable to battle! Dewott is the winner!" Kukui exclaimed while the three starters celebrated only to pant exhausted afterwards.

"Great, Nia's idea worked out in the end." Ash said looking at her and giving her a thumbs up.

"Alright! I told you teaching Water Pledge to Dewott was a great idea!" Peonia said to the other girls. "It was a plan in case he got a double battle, but this worked out even better."

"And with that Ash now has the lead at 4 to 2! Pretty impressive considering the Battle against Bertha!" Dahlia said.

"Once again, it appears that I underestimated you." Marshal said to then recall Poliwrath and steer the wheel to leave Conkeldurr at the front, while Sawk was still meditating. "Bulk up!" He ordered and Conkeldurr flexed his muscles yet again.

"Alright, you three need to rest after that combined pledge, so I'll need you to hold the forth for a moment, Talonflame." Ash said steering the wheel and leaving the bird on the front. "Brave Bird!"

"Focus Punch!" Conkeldurr nailed his pillars on the ground again and waited until Talonflame reached him to intercept his attack with the Focus Punch, sending them both flying in opposite directions, Talonflame quickly took flight again, while Conkeldurr stood up with difficulty to then be hit by a burn.

"Alright! Talonflame's Flame Body!" Mallow said.

"I wouldn't get too confident on that." Bea said.

"Bulk up!" Marshal ordered and Conkeldurr flexed his muscles yet again. "Now Rain Dance!" Conkeldurr raised his hands and restarted the rain, albeit this was heavier than before and even thunders could be heard rumbling.

"His ability must be Guts." Bea said. "He's using the rain to damper the burn, but the attack boost should remain the same."

"Rock Tomb! Mode 2!" Conkeldurr quickly ran to his pillars and raised them in the air to then smack them against each other, instantly turning them into rubble only to raise his hands again and send the rubble flying towards Talonflame.

"Steel Wing!" Talonflame reacted quickly and started cutting through the rocks, but while he was doing that, Conkeldurr ran to him and landed another Focus Punch, sending Talonflame to the floor. "Razor Wind!" Talonflame started flapping his wings again, but Conkeldurr withstood the attacks thanks to the several Bulk Ups and landed another Focus Punch on Talonflame.

"Bulk Up!" He repeated and Conkeldurr flexed his muscles again.

"Talonflame is in a bit of a trouble... but the others are still exhausted because of the Pledges." Ash said looking at the starters while Conkeldurr was flexing. "Fine then!" Ash exclaimed and activated a Z-Crystal to then strike the corresponding poses.

"I see... Well, you've been adjusting very well to this Unova style of battle so I'll do the same for your Alola Style!" Marshal revealed his own Z-Ring and activated a Z-Crystal, with Conkeldurr synchronizing his moves with him as Talonflame went up in the air.

"Corkscrew Crash!" Ash shouted and Talonflame took dive in a spinning motion while being surrounded by a giant silver drill-shaped energy.

"Continental Crush!" Marshal shouted and Conkeldurr roared while several rocks rose from the ground and formed a giant fist-shaped boulder on his arm.

"DURR!"

"FLAME!"

Both Pokemon shouted before their attacks met and caused a massive explosion followed by a shockwave, both Ash and his Pokemon barely managed to stand on their feet while Marshal was seemingly unaffected and Sawk continued meditating, several rocks then fell from the sky and as the scene cleared the two Pokemon could be seen defeated.

"Both Talonflame and Conkeldurr are unable to battle! The match is a tie!" Kukui exclaimed while both trainers recalled their Pokemon.

"And with that Marshal is left with only one Pokemon against Ash's three, will he be able the equal the match or has Ash already won?" Dahlia asked while Marshal spun the wheel to leave Sawk at the front, while Ash let Servine at the lead.

"My last Pokemon, it all comes down to this." Marshal said. "You really surprised me, Ash, I see now, more than exaggerating, I think Master Alder and Iris fell short, to be able to oppose me, with Pokemon who aren't even in their final form yet, that's truly remarkable... But don't get too cocky, the battle isn't over until one side is out of Pokemon." He smiled while Sawk finally stood up from his meditating pose and immediately used Bulk Up.

'Another combined Pledge could be enough to end him.' Ash thought. 'But they're still exhausted from the first one and there's no real guarantee... Servine, use Attract!"

"Dual Chop!" Sawk once again bumped his fist together, but this time instead of sais, the energy took the shape of a double-ended spear, Sawk then ran towards the hearts and slashed them apart with the blades to then nail the spear on the floor and use it as a vaulting pole, sending himself flying towards Servine to bring her down with a kick. "Close Combat!" Before Servine could stand up, Sawk attacked her with a flurry of punches and kicks in a matter of seconds.

"Aerial Ace!" Servine quickly slithered on the ground and used her tail to slash Sawk several times on his legs, causing him to kneel in pain, but Sawk managed to grab her by her tail and then smacked her against the floor. "Use Attract while you're close!"

"Dual Chop!" Sawk quickly let go of Servine to use the move, this time forming a double-sided axe and sending Service to the skies with a quick upper slash, the hearts of the Attract then surrounded him, but Sawk quickly jumped to avoid them while still holding the axe, grabbing Servine by her tail with his free hand to then slam her to the ground and toss the axe at her.

"Gyro Ball!" Ash steered the wheel last minute and put Pignite on the front, with him jumping and curling up, breaking through the axe and then slamming himself onto Sawk, but he quickly reacted and grabbed the pig by his tail as well, tossing him the floor like he did with Servine.

"Bulldoze!" Marshal shouted while Sawk fell and this landed with this fist on the ground, sending a massive shockwave that tossed Pignite to a wall. "Dual Chop!" Sawk bumped his fists again, this time taking the shape of tonfas as he ran towards Pignite.

"Brick Break!" Pignite ran towards Sawk as well and tried to hit him, but his attack were blocked by the tonfas and Sawk then responded by smacking him in the face repeatedly with them. "Close Combat!" Marshal said and Sawk jumped back before tossing the tonfas at Pignite, causing a explosion right on his face that disoriented him just enough to let Sawk get close again and hit him with a Close Combat combo, sending him rolling away with the last punch.

"Use Flame Charge!" Ash said while an angry Pignite started stomping the ground until his body was surrounded by dust, but instead of flames, he emerged surrounded by electricity as he shot himself towards Sawk and slammed himself into him, the move created an explosion that sent them both in different directions, with Sawk standing again albeit with difficulty, while Pignite struggled to get up as his body was covered in sparks.

"That was Wild charge, huh?" Ash said as he saw Pignite was taking the recoil damage. "Well, Dewott, we'll leave this in your care." He added steering the wheel and leaving the otter at the front.

"Bulldoze!"

"Aqua Jet!" Dewott jumped up and avoided the attack to then shoot himself at Sawk.

"Dual Chop!" Sawk bumped his fists again and this time the energy took the shape of two Hook Swords and Sawk took stance with them preparing for impact, while Dewott pulled out his Scalchops and prepared two Air Slashes, but Sawk managed to stop them along the Aqua Jet, Dewott then tried to slash him again, but Sawk used the tips of of the hook swords to catch Dewott's Scalchops and threw them off his hands, Dewott tried to get them back, but Sawk slashed him right on the face and then continued to slash the now unarmed Dewott.

"Trump Card!" Dewott summoned the cards, pushing Sawk away but before he could pick one, Sawk jumped above them and landed in front of him, kicking him away and making him select the card that was behind him, which had the symbol of three human silhouettes, all pointing up, after this Dewott started shining brightly; and Pignite and Servine behind him started shining as well while an orb of fire and and orb of leaves formed next to Dewott.

"A Unity Attack?" Tina asked next to Malva in the stands. "Ash! Tell him to use Water Pledge!" She shouted and Ash looked at her for a moment before nodding.

"Well, you heard her, Dewott! Water Pledge!" Ash shouted and Dewott jumped in the air to use the attack, while the orbs suddenly took the form of Pignite and Servine, slamming their fist and tail respectively on the ground before disappearing at the same moment Dewott landed on the floor with a stomp, activating the three Pledges together and columns of fire, water and grass rushed to Sawk, who tried to block them only to be hit by a massive explosion that sent him flying to a wall and left him knocked out.

"Sawk is unable to battle! Dewott is the winner and the victory goes to Ash!" Kukui shouted while the three starters sighed relieved before dropping themselves on the floor.

"And Ash did it!" Dahlia shouted. "Oh, yeah! This kid is crazy, I love him! Now all that's left for him is to face Drasna Caena Moore representing the Kalos Region and afterwards we'll decide the champion battle. See you in other 30 minutes, folks."

"The hell was that?" Malva asked.

"It was a Unity Attack." Tina answered. "It's something that's mostly done for triple battles, my friends and I practiced it a lot back in the orphanage; and once I recognized it, I had to tell Ash."

"I see... Well, your Mom is, uh... You know, your other Mom, she, us, you... Ugh, Drasna is next, let's see if Mr. Hero is really up to the task." Malva said while seeing Ash and Marshal meet at the middle of the battlefield.

"Thanks a lot for the fight." Ash said. "Rotation Battles are surely something, I hope I did well for it being my first."

"You surely did." Marshal said while crossing his arms. "You know, Ash? Master Alder once told me something, he told me that there is no such thing as a single strongest Pokémon or a sole best combination... That's why it is difficult to keep winning. However, I think a heart that desires strength and strives to grow stronger is a precious ideal. That is why you have earned my respect today, because you have those things. I have no doubt you'll complete this task they've given you, but to me, you already are a champion." Marshall then bowed before Ash while his Pokemon and him did the same.

After that Ash ran out of the battlefield to meet with his girlfriends again, but before he could turn around the corner to get to the changing room he found someone waiting for him.

"Do you feel happy, Ash Ketchum?" She asked and Ash stopped running to then stare at her.

"...What are you doing here, May?" He asked.

"Oh, nothing important." She said. "I just wanted to see how you and those bitches were doing." May said putting some emphasis on that word, but Ash simply sighed.

"We're doing fine." Ash said to then take a more detailed look at the girl. "But you not so much, it seems." He said noticing the bags under her eyes. "Looks like you haven't gotten enough sleep."

"That ain't your problem." May said. "I'm just here to warn you again, I already made up my mind, you either break up with those girls or I will be breaking you all!"

"And how are you gonna do that exactly?" Ash asked.

"Do you really wanna know?" May sighed before walking to him only to push him away slightly. "One week, I won't give you any more time, if you haven't broke up with them by then, all of your lives will be ruined. Have a good day." She said and then tried to walk away but Ash suddenly grabbed her by her wrist.

"May... What's wrong with you?" He asked. "You... This isn't like you."

"Like Me?! This is all your fault!" She answered forcing herself out of her grip. "You caused this! The only thing that I wanted was to be happy with you, but you had to go and ruin it with this stupid harem idea!"

"May, I told you, my-"

"SHUT UP!" She shouted. "You're not going to convince me with some half-assed sugarcoated explanations! How many girls are now, huh? Fifteen?! Will they be twenty-five next week?! Not on my watch, Ash Ketchum! I'll make you regret everything, I'll make you realize your mistake and then you'll crawl back to me!" She said and raised a palm wanting to slap him, but ended up caressing one of his cheeks. "I'm doing this for your own good, because I love you, I'll show you that I'm everything you could ever need."

"May!" Someone shouted and the two saw Zoey running to them. "Ugh, here you are, you can't just run like that without telling me, what are you even-" She stopped talking to then see Ash. "Right."

"Uh, nice to see you again, Zoey." Ash said.

"S-Sorry to interrupt, I-"

"You're not interrupting anything." May answered shedding a few tears before walking past her. "We're leaving."

"Sorry, uh, I'm kind of her agent now." Zoey explained. "She's been talking like crazy about what you've been doing and I'm honestly getting a little worried, she says she wants to-"

"ZOEY!" May shouted. "I said we're leaving!"

"Ugh..." Zoey simply held her head.

"Hey, just... Take care of her, please." Ash told her.

"Will do." Zoey nodded. "And Ash, for the record." She approached him to whisper to his ear. "I'm honestly a little jealous of you." She said with a smile to then run away until she reached May, walking by her side while Ash looked at them go in silence.

"I have to fix this... somehow." He said to himself.

"Should I be concerned about all that?"

"Gah! IRIS!" Ash shouted noticing the girl standing behind him. "Uh, h-how long have you been here?"

"Quite enough." She answered. "I wanted to congratulate you and the Unova gang for that fight against Marshal, but I saw arguing with that girl and decided to stay behind... So, uh, those girls that were in your mansion that day, they weren't exactly visits, now were they?"

"Iris, I-"

"No, it's fine, don't worry." Iris interrupted him. "If you managed to pull off something like that, then I guess I don't have the right to call you a kid anymore, I promise I won't tell anyone."

"Thanks a lot, really." Ash said.

"But what are you gonna do about that girl May?"

"I'm not too sure honestly, I'll just try to talk this out with her." Ash said. "She loves me too, but it looks it I won't convince her to join so I can only hope she accepts what the girls and I have."

"Well, I wish you luck with that." Iris said. "Speaking of, I also wanted to wish you luck in your fight against Drasna. I fought her once and she's really strong."

"Yeah, I've heard about that." Ash answered. "But I believe in my Pokemon, we've gotten this far after all."

"Heh, of course..." Iris said with a smile. "Hey, I just thought of something, you still have your Boldore, right?"

Back in Kalos.

"What's the matter?" Xerosic asked while Emma was still with a Dragon Claw in hand as she simply stared at him. "Don't tell me you don't have the guts? I must warn you, if you don't kill me, my healing factor will eventually heal me completely... Or perhaps you just want to prove that you're better than me?"

"I have nothing to prove to you..." Emma whispered before suddenly slamming the Dragon Claw on his chest, making him spurt out from his mouth whatever blood he had left. "You made me kill innocent people... you really think I'd hesitate doing the same to you? ...This is gonna be the last thing you hear, so listen up." She said grabbing him by his head to make sure he looked at her. "When you meet with Lysandre... Tell him that I'll see him soon enough." She whispered before pulling back her arm and ripping out a grey heart from Xerosic's chest. Emma then slowly stood up while taking a deep breath and stared at the heart while she saw Xerosic's body go completely limp. "I'm honestly not surprised by the color... You never used this anyway." She said before crushing it with her palm. "Heal factor your way out of that."

"We need to get out of here." Domino whispered to Millis after the two had seen everything.

"You don't say." Millis said as she tapped her watch.

"So Malva, huh? I'll have to figure out where she is." Emma said. "But first." Emma raised a hand and a small flame formed on it, burning the the remains of Xerosic's heart.

"Uh, Millis?" Domino called her and the two saw Millis was now staring at the bush the two were hiding behind.

"Merde!" Millis shouted before Emma shot a Flame Burst at the bush, creating an explosion that shot the two girls in different directions.

"I would've normally asked why you were trying to free Xerosic, but I'm not really in the mood." Emma said approaching them while the fire started to extend around the forest. "Tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are... I'll make this fast."

Meanwhile in Sinnoh.

"That's never going to work!"

"We're running out of time, we can't just keep discussing this forever."

"I'm just trying to get you to understand that your plan is too dangerous."

"Well, your plan is too crazy!"

"Then we'll do both." Mitsumi interrupted the two women that were arguing. "Mars, Jupiter, it's time we show my sister what a real breakout looks like."