Chapter 72: chapter 72
Circhester, Galar.
"Regina... Was arrested?" Melony asked with Gordie by her side, while Lyla and Shunya were in front of her in the living room of their house.
"Yeah, uh, sorry, Mom." Lyla answered. "Like I told you, she went along this girl Dawn and tried to break someone out of the Interpol headquarters so we had to stop them and now they're in jail."
"Lyla Morrison! This is your sister we're talking about!" Melony shouted. "Y-You can't just throw her in jail like it doesn't matter!"
"Again, I'm sorry, but that was my job." Lyla said. "She was the one who broke the rules."
"And what's gonna happen with her now?" Gordie asked.
"There's no way to know for sure, that's up to our superiors." Shunya answered. "Regina and her friends will remain in the prison of the headquarters for now."
"This can't be happening..." Melony said holding her head.
"Listen, Mom, I'll try to speak on her behalf, but there isn't really much I can do about this whole thing." Lyla said. "I know Regina and I don't exactly get much along, but I'm not enjoying this either, what she did was just wrong, the things we're dealing with here are way too dangerous."
"I understand that, but..." Melony looked to the side before sighing. "Just, uh, don't tell your other siblings about this, okay? I... I'll also try to figure something out."
"I still don't get one thing though." Gordie said. "Why would Regina lie to us and go through all that trouble and risk for a girl she barely knows?"
"From what I can tell, she wanted to help Dawn since she's also Chloe's friend." Shunya said. "You know Regina and Chloe are very close."
"Speaking of, Chloe is also involved in all this." Lyla said. "We went after her earlier at Wyndon along with Goh, but she managed to escape us. Looks like someone else is helping her as well."
"And where is Goh now?" Gordie asked.
"He decided to stay at Wyndon looking for Chloe while we came here to give you the news." Lyla answered.
"Yeah, he said he could have a clue of where she is." Shunya added. "Though I honestly doubt he'll be able to find her without our help, heh."
Meanwhile in Wyndon.
"Chloe..." Goh said directly staring at her. "Koharu Cerise, we need to talk."
"What do you want?!" Lisia shouted with her Altaria and Audino by her side.
"We're not gonna let you take Chloe!" Roxanne shouted next to her Probopass.
"Like I said, I just want to talk with Koharu." Goh replied pulling out his Poke Balls and slowly kneeling to place them on the floor before standing up again and raising his hands in the air. "I mean you no harm."
"It certainly didn't look like that when you barged into my home!" Chloe shouted.
"Hey! We entered peacefully! You were the one who escalated everything!" Goh shouted back.
"How did you even find us?" Roxanne asked.
"And where are the other guys that were with you?" Lisia asked.
"Shunya and Lyla left to Circhester to talk with Lyla's mother about her sister, Regina, being arrested, I told them I would stay here in Wyndon a little longer to look for Chloe... As for how I found you... Let's just say I'm glad that Koharu kept that flower scrunchie I gave her when I confessed to her."
"My scrunchie?" Chloe asked before her eyes widened. "Oh, no you didn't!" She shouted quickly taking it off and letting her hair down.
"Huh, she actually looks better like that." Lisia said.
"Eh, 50/50." Roxanne said while Chloe ripped the scrunchie in half and revealed a small metallic device with a red blinking light.
"YOU'VE BEEN TRACKING ME SINCE YOU GAVE ME THIS?!" Chloe shouted.
"Well, yeah, I just wanted to keep you safe and all that, you know?" Goh answered.
"IT'S EXACTLY BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE THIS THAT WE BROKE UP!" Chloe shouted tossing the device to the floor to then stomp it several times.
"I know it doesn't make you happy, but this only proves my point." Goh said. "I've had your location this whole time, I could've simply followed you after we lost track of you or bring Shunya and Lyla with me, heck, I could've told everyone you were with Dawn back in Sinnoh before all this happened, but I didn't; and I waited for them to leave so we could talk in private."
"And why would you do all that?" Roxanne asked.
"Because I still care about Koharu." Goh said. "And because... The Interpol is about to do something real bad and I don't think I can just stand back and watch it happen."
"What do you mean?" Lisia asked.
"All you need to know is that some of my superiors are going to meet with Ash in Alola for not exactly good reasons." Goh said. "And Koharu getting there might be the way to solve this, I'll try to clear the path for you and avoid any suspicions to make sure you leave Galar safely, but I can't do much else without getting some eyes over me... Except for this." He added looking for something inside his pocket to then pull out a Dynamax band and offer it to Chloe. "I think you'll need this more than I do."
"I... H-How can I be sure this doesn't have a tracker too?" Goh said.
"I suppose you'll have to trust me." Goh said placing the band on the floor and picking up his Poke Balls. "Just... Be safe, Koharu, I'll try for find another way to help you... And sorry about everything." He said staring at her before sighing and walking out of the room.
"...You think we can trust him?" Roxanne asked.
"I'm not sure." Chloe said as she knelt in front of the band and hesitated before picking it up. "But if what he said about his superiors going to Alola is true then we'll need all the help we can get."
"Oh my goodness, you hair is so fluffy!" Lisia exclaimed placing her hands on it while Chloe sighed. "Also, uh, now that we know that guy already knows our location anyway and that the others are not here to track our calls, why don't we just call Ash and save ourselves the trouble?"
"No... I still want to go to Alola." Chloe said. "I... I-I already cowered back in Sinnoh when I didn't join Dawn and her team in the rescue and now they're all in jail, I'm not saying things would've been different if I had joined them, but at least I could've done something... I don't want to take the easy way out again... Besides, if Ash is in danger and I can do something to help him then I'm going to do it."
"Heh, nice to see you so sure of yourself." Roxanne said with a smile.
"Aight then, again, we told you we were planning to go to Alola anyway for a special concert that will be held there." Lisia said.
"Right, you also mentioned that you two also needed to talk with Ash as well." Chloe said. "May I know why exactly?"
"L-Like I said, it's a complicated topic, you see?" Roxanne said while blushing.
"Oh, come on, we're between gals here, I think we can tell her." Lisia replied.
"Wait, complicated?" Chloe stood in silence before suddenly facepalming. "Oh for- ...please don't tell me you want to join his harem."
"... Damn, she's good." Lisia said.
"H-How did you know?!" Roxanne shouted with a massive blush.
"Ugh, Dawn told me about that back in Sinnoh, that Ash and her had a big discussion regarding the topic." Chloe explained. "Just why? Why would both of you want to join that kind of thing?"
"I mean, it sounds like the perfect situation for me." Lisia said. "That way I can have an honest boyfriend like Ash, who will love me for what I am, but I'll also still have time for myself and my career since he'll also have to spend time with his other girlfriends... Besides, May is gonna be hella mad when I tell her that I'm banging her crush, hehehehe."
"Well, as for me, I'm just... Really charmed with Ash, I guess." Roxanne said. "I've been in relationships before, but they never work, I tend to think I'm the problem, but... I get the feeling that it'll be different with Ash."
"Listen, I'm not saying Ash isn't... Tempting." Chloe sighed. "But that is such a big decision that will change your life forever."
"That may be true, but... Heh, my life is pretty boring as it is." Roxanne said. "A change may be all I need."
"Well, my life isn't exactly boring per se, but a little extra spice is always welcomed." Lisia said. "We'll see what happens when we arrive to Alola tomorrow."
"Tomorrow..." Chloe wondered looking at the window. "...I just hope we aren't too late."
Meanwhile in Kalos.
"So that's what happened with Xerosic, yes?" Millis explained to Giovanni from her Rotom Phone. "And then we met with this girl." She said showing Courtney checking on her watch with a screwdriver while Domino was by her side. "She's named Courtney Moore, from what she told us, she's from Hoenn, she was a member of Team Magma until it disbanded and a few years later she joined Team Flare and the same thing happened, she was Xerosic's cellmate for some time apparently and seems to have some knowledge of the things he made."
"Well, I'll admit this is convenient." Giovanni answered. "If she manages to fix your watch then you can bring her with you, she could be a good replacement for Xerosic... As for that girl who attacked you, Essentia, I've been keeping track of her with some contacts of mine and it seems like she went after Malva in Alola and threw down a whole building in the process."
"Did she get her?" Millis asked.
"Ketchum got in her way apparently." Giovanni answered. "...I have to cut, inform me if that girl is unable to fix the watch, I'll send someone for you if that were the case... Is Domino hurt?"
"Uh, no, we're both fine all things considered." She replied and Giovanni simply cut the call. "Well, that was... A little weird." She said before sitting by Domino's side as she continued to stare at Courtney. "That made him sound like he still cares about you, huh?"
"I wouldn't count on that." Domino replied. "I told you, I was a fool for thinking I meant something to him, this is... Just a job, we're not friends, we're just coworkers, we're not supposed to look after each other."
"... Well, you certainly looked after me some moments ago when you saved my ass." Millis said with a short laugh. "Just for the record, Domino, I think I'm becoming quite fond of you... And I seriously owe you one now."
"Eh, don't worry about it." Domino replied. "I'm just glad you didn't die... I wouldn't have anyone else to talk to otherwise."
"Aww..." Millis smiled and booped Domino's cheek. "You're such a softie."
"Leave me alone." Domino said with a blank stare.
"Done." Courtney said before handing over the watch to Millis.
"What? Am I seriously supposed to believe you fixed this thing with just a screwdriver?" Millis asked putting the watch back on her wrist.
"Like I mentioned, I worked and coexisted with Xerosic for quite some time." Courtney answered. "He happens to be a person who likes to talk a lot about himself and his achievements and I happen to be a person with excellent memory. Test it out yourself."
"Sure thing." Millis rolled her eyes unimpressed, but still activated the watch, which illuminated its screen and seemed to be functioning as normal. "Huh, not bad." She grinned before standing up and Domino did the same while the two looked at Courtney. "Well, you proved yourself and I imagine you heard the boss, he wants you to come with us and fill the spot that we wanted Xerosic for, how about it?"
"It's not like I have much to do here in Kalos." Courtney answered. "Fine then, I'll accept your invitation, on one condition."
"And that is?" Domino asked.
"Something I'll have to explain to your boss, pay it no mind." Courtney answered. "Shall we leave?"
"We shall indeed." Millis said cracking her fingers. "La vie sur le voie rapide." She said to the watch and the three girls were surrounded by green energy before disappearing in a flash of light.
Back in Alola.
"...Fine then, Phoebe, if you win, I'll break up with Acerola." Ash sighed. "But if I win, then you are going to become my girlfriend as well."
"... ME WHAT?!" Phoebe shouted.
"Yup, I lose the fight, I lose a girlfriend, I win the fight, I win a girlfriend. Symmetry, my friend." Ash explained. "I'd be lying if I say you aren't pretty."
"Y-You..." Phoebe simply stuttered and took a few steps back only to be stopped by the barrier.
"Oh, you didn't like that, did you?" Ash asked. "Well, that's the only condition I can put, as you said, neither of us is getting out of here until we accept each other's conditions, right? Unless you're lying about all this stuff."
"...Of course not." Phoebe replied before offering another handshake and once Ash accepted it, the chains around their wrists broke from the ground only to link with each other before disappearing along the barrier, but the pentagram remained in the battlefield. "The deal is sealed, our fates are linked, the Gods are our witnesses. I'll see you in 24 hours, as per the rules tell it'll be a 5v5 battle and you can use all the gimmicks you want, until then." After Phoebe said this, she simply walked out of the arena, with Ash staring at her for a moment before sighing and going back with Korrina, Flannery and Drasna.
"Are you okay?" Korrina asked.
"For the moment, did you hear all that?" He asked.
"Up until the last part." Flannery said. "After the barrier closed we couldn't hear anything."
"Well that's what Phoebe said would happen." Ash sighed again. "Listen, I need to discuss this with the rest of the girls too, let's go with them for now."
"I wish you both luck." Drasna said hugging both Korrina and Flannery to then pat Ash's head and walk out of the scene, while Ash went back to the changing room along with Flannery and Korrina.
"Uh, well, you heard that, folks." Dahlia said to the audience. "We'll see you tomorrow for this surprise special battle against Phoebe Uhane!" She said and the crowd started to leave while the girlfriends made their way to the changing room as well.
"Well, that was unexpected." Mina said up in the stands next to Elaine, who simply had an eye tic at the moment.
Meanwhile outside the stadium, Phoebe was still making her way out, pondering about what just happened in the last 5 minutes of her life.
"Well, that... Could've been better." She said with a sigh. "Having to challenge him in front of everyone was already troublesome, why... Why did he had to ask exactly that from me?! Ugh, I honestly should've seen it coming."
"Phoebe!" Shauntal shouted running to her while Caitlin followed her. "So you really did it, huh?"
"Everything went as you explained us then?" Caitlin asked. "What condition did he put on you?"
"Yeah, about that..." Phoebe stared away for a moment. "His condition was that if I lose, I have to join his harem."
"Pfft, well, this will be entertaining." Shauntal said with a short laugh.
"What are you laughing at?!" Phoebe shouted. "T-This only proves my point! All he cares about is making his harem bigger and bigger without minding those girls' feelings!"
"I dunno, Phoebe, seeing how stressed this whole situation got you, I think joining them could be good for you." Caitlin answered.
"Has everyone in this world lost their minds except for me?!" Phoebe shouted. "It's a HAREM! We're supposed to live in a civilized society! We can't have someone dating 100 girls like it's okay! I-I should've made the condition for him to simply stop the whole harem thing and dump all those girls!"
"And why didn't you just do that?" Caitlin asked.
"Because Acerola is my priority!" Phoebe answered. "All those other girls can get their hearts broken for all I care."
"Still, Phoebe, don't think you've won the case just yet." Shauntal answered. "You've already seen the way he battles and he wouldn't have accepted your condition if he wasn't sure that he'd win."
"We'll see about that." Phoebe said before continuing to walk away. "He's gonna be fighting for some selfish gain, while I'll be fighting for my family, I think it's obvious who's on the right path."
"He's fighting for his family too, YOU IDIOT!" Someone shouted from behind, but before Phoebe could turn around, Elaine suddenly jumped to her back and grabbed her in a choke hold. "Nobody... NOBODY MESSES WITH MY BROTHER!" Elaine shouted.
"B-Brother? Wait, who the heck are you?!" Phoebe shouted trying to set herself free while Elaine held her tighter.
"Uh... should we help her?" Shauntal asked.
"Nah, she probably deserves it." Caitlin answered.
"Sup, folks?" Mina asked arriving at the scene with Elaine's Pikachu on her shoulder and the group continued to watch the tussle until Phoebe managed to grab Elaine and toss the girl above her head, but this landed on her feet.
"W-What the hell is wrong with you?!" Phoebe shouted while trying to get back some air.
"With me?! What's wrong with you?!" Elaine shouted. "My brother has worked way too hard for his champion title! You have no right to take that away from him! And I heard what you're planning, you have no right to tell them how to live their lives either!"
"Brother?" Phoebe shouted. "Wait, you're Ash's sister?! H-He has a sister?! Wait, wait, don't tell me you want to be part of his harem as well!"
"WHAT?! NO!" Elaine shouted before suddenly stomping one of Phoebe's feet. "And start wearing shoes, you psycho!"
"Where did that even come from?!" Phoebe shouted holding her foot.
"I'm not in love with him!" Elaine shouted with a massive blush. "I-I just think he's really special and that he's been through so much that he deserves to just be happy! That's why I'm not letting you do this!"
"Well, sorry to tell you this, but he already accepted the challenge, there's no turning back now." Phoebe answered. "I simply made use of my right as a citizen of the Alola region; and as the champion it was Ash's duty to accept my challenge."
"There's no way in hell Ash is losing to you!" Elaine shouted.
"Pfft, yeah, keep thinking that." Phoebe answered. "Cause there's no way in hell that I'm losing either." She said and the two girls traded glares before Phoebe sighed and started walking away, Caitlin and Shauntal then followed her and Elaine was about to do the same, but Mina placed a hand on her shoulder and stopped her.
"Let her go, this ain't worth it." Mina said. "You and I both know Ash is gonna wreck her."
"I guess, but..." Elaine simply looked down and clenched her fists while Mina crouched in front of her.
"My, it's been a while since I've seen you so angry." Mina said.
"I-It's just... I guess I'm starting to accept things aren't gonna work between Ash and me." Elaine said.
"Huh, so you finally accepted you have a crush on him?" Mina asked.
"And what if I do? He's my brother, that's not going to go anywhere... and even if he wasn't, I'm way too young for him." She replied before sighing. "So I... Just want to help him with this relationship he has, you know? I just want him to be happy... He deserves that at least... To think this is what came to be of my first crush..." She trailed off and Mina simply patted her head.
"Don't worry gal, you'll find the right person someday." Mina told her. "Let's just leave for now, all we can do is come back tomorrow to see Ash beat that girl."
"Yeah... You're right."
Meanwhile in Kalos.
Back at the hospital, Alexa was fully healed and Emma was now the one laying unconscious on bed, while Clemont was analyzing her with a tablet as Ash and Alexa were in front of each other in silence, while Bea, Bonnie and Kimia were all looking at them.
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"... COULD SOMEONE SAY SOMETHING ALREADY?!" Bonnie shouted.
"Well, I-"
"I'M REALLY SORRY!" Alexa shouted. "I-I-I really thought I was gonna die a-and then I saw and I couldn't help it!"
"Hey, hey, it's fine, it's not like I disliked the kiss to begin with." Ash said.
"Ash, you don't need to lie to make me feel better." Alexa said. "Like, come on, I'm almost a decade older than you, and even if I wasn't, I'm sure you have a lot of girls who are closer to you than me."
"Well, I kinda literally do, but that's what I'm trying to talk about." Ash said to the sigh. "Gosh, this part is always a little awkward to explain, but... Right, I know I can trust Clemont, Bonnie and you, so here's the deal, I'm currently dating 13 girls at the same time."
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"...You're doing what?" Clemont asked while the other members of the Kalos gang were still in shock.
"Yes indeed, like you heard, Ash at the moment has a harem with currently 13 members." Kimia said. "And Bea here was his first victim."
"That I am." Bea answered.
"Wow, that..."
"YEEEEEEEEEEES! I KNEW IT!" Bonnie shouted. "I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! I knew it would end like this! With Serena and Miette always fighting for you; and Korrina and Shauna too! Clemont always called me crazy! Who's laughing now, brother?! HAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Great, now I owe her a full-week pass to the fair." Clemont sighed before looking at Ash. "Either way, Ash, I owe you a lot too, I don't really think this as a whole is a good idea, but you've pulled off worst things, I also appreciate that you trust us both enough to tell us something like this."
"So who's in it, huh?" Bonnie shouted. "Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!"
"Right, so Korrina is the most recent one, along with Flannery, she told me that she met you two the other day." Ash started explained. "There's also an old friend of mine, Selene, Sinnoh champion Cynthia, my friends from Alola, Mallow, Lana, Lillie and Acerola. Unova Gym Leader Skyla, Galar Gym Leaders Nessa and Peonia; and also Gloria and Bea here, I met those last two in Galar as well... My, it's starting to become a mouthful to list them all."
"Eh?! T-That's all?" Bonnie asked. "But what about Serena? Miette or Shauna? Or Aria? Or Diantha?
"Well, they all know my situation except for Aria and Diantha, let's just say I'm still talking things out with all of them." Ash answered before looking at Alexa. "I'm talking things out with lots of girls actually."
"Well, that's... Certainly not the kind of answer I was expecting to my confession." Alexa replied with a nervous laugh. "I-I don't think I could say yes to join such a thing, but you seem to be doing great, so, uh, good for you, but, uh... I guess the question here is that if you want me to join."
"You are a very precious friend, Alexa." Ash said. "You're so dedicated, clever and cheerful; and I got to come to Kalos and meet a lot of amazing people thanks fo you, so, yeah, I certainly wouldn't say no to the chance of dating you."
"I'll... Think about it, I guess." Alexa replied.
"I'm just glad you all took the revelation well." Ash said. "I haven't had that luck as much as I'd like to."
"Well, to move on to the next topic, I must say that this girl's situation is really interesting." Clemont said while looking at the analysis. "Her body seems to have transformed into pure energy overtime, it is barely holding itself together and it becomes worse per second, but it seems like what you did with your aura temporarily stops the decaying process."
"Do you think it could eventually reverse what's happening to her?" Ash asked. "As in, turn her body back to normal?"
"I can't say for sure, I'm not much of an expert in the realm of aura and all that." Clemont answered. "But from what I saw of your aura transfer I think it could be possible, however, I don't know how much aura that would need of you, neither if the effect will be permanent."
"Sounds like something you should talk about with Meray " Kimia said.
"You're right, then I guess it decided, we're taking Emma back to the mansion with us for now." Ash said.
"Then you should leave quickly, specially considering what you told us about what happened between the Interpol and her." Alexa said. "If they find out she's here, they could come after her." Just as she said that, an alarm started coming from Clemont's tablet.
"What's going on now?" Bea asked.
"Something broke through the dome." Clemont said checking on his tablet. "Apparently it fell from above, let me see if the cameras see anything... Looks like... AN ENTEI?!"
"An Entei?! I-I need to record it!" Alexa shouted.
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"Where are we going now, Calem?" Evelyn asked while they were on Entei's back along with Hexy, Serena and Miette as the legendary was falling from the sky.
"I'm on it, Emma's suit creates a very specific signal, I just need to look for it." He answered while tapping his laptop. "She seems to be at the hospital."
"I'm getting a bad feeling about this." Hexy said.
"Then off we go!" Evelyn said pointing at the distance and Entei landed atop a building before he started jumping through the city.
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"I see some people on his back, but he's moving too fast, I can't get a clear glimpse of them." Clemont said. "Looks like they're coming this way."
"Could it be the Interpol already?!" Bonnie shouted. "I remember hearing one of their members had a Legendary Beast with them."
"Hmm... Hoopa, make a portal to the mansion." Ash told him. "Bea, Kimia, take Emma there with you, I'll be staying here to see what this is all about."
"Ash, I'm pretty sure we can handle a few agents." Bea said summoning her sword. "Besides, I can't just leave you alone, as far as I understood you shields are still recharging."
"But we're still inside a hospital, we shouldn't be causing a ruckus." Kimia said. "...Bea, please let me stay with Ash while you take Emma to the mansion, if it really is the Interpol, they won't do anything to me as the heir of the Azoth Kingdom."
"I'm also the Gym Leader of Lumiose, so I should have a say in all this if they show up in my city." Clemont said. "But Ash is right, if this girl doesn't trust the Interpol anymore then her best chance of surviving and avoid any more damage is staying with Ash and Meray."
"And you should move fast." Bonnie said looking at Clemont's tablet. "That Entei is almost here."
"Fine, fine, you win." Bea said to the approach Ash and caress one of his cheeks. "I'd tell you to not do anything stupid, but that's not how we work, now, is it?"
"I guess not." Ash replied and the two shared a quick kiss, Hoopa then tossed a ring to the wall and opened a portal while Bea grabbed Emma and carried her over her shoulder. "I leave him on your care." Bea said looking at Kimia before jumping inside the portal, which closed right away, the group then felt a small earthquake near them and all braced themselves.
"Should we go outside to greet them?" Kimia asked.
"Let's all stay here for the moment." Ash answered. "It'd be the best if we can avoid any type if confrontation."
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"Here we are!" Evelyn said once Entei landed in front the hospital.
"T-The signal disappeared!" Calem shouted.
"She must have left then, but what did she want inside the hospital?" Serena asked.
"Yeah, from what the news says, that guy Xerosic is already dead, must surely thanks to her. Miette said.
"We'll have to get inside and see." Hexy said.
"Hexy is right, everyone, get yourselves ready." Calem said as they jumped off Entei's back before Evelyn returned him and the group ran inside the hospital. "I have the last spot of where her signal was, it's a room in the third floor, follow me!"
"Hey, no running inside the hospital!" A Nurse Joy shouted.
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A few moments later.
"You're hearing those footsteps?" Clemont asked.
"Someone's coming this way; and very fast." Alexa added.
"Everyone, let's try to not start a fight, but be ready for anything." Ash said before Kimia stood be his side and locked fingers with him.
"I imagine Meray already told you I also have feelings for you..." Kimia said. "I know someone like you doesn't need any protection, but this is my duty. I am a princess, soon to be queen, and my kingdom is part of this region, as long as I'm here, no one is laying a finger on you, you are under my protection, Ash Ketchum."
"...Heh, thanks." Ash said with a smile while squeezing her hand tighter, getting the princess to blush.
"Here they come..." Alexa trailed off with a Poke Ball in hand while the group held their breath.
"Where's Emma?!" Calem shouted slamming the door open.
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"What are you doing here?!" Calem and Ash shouted pointing at each other.
"Not this guy again..." Hexy said arriving after Calem.
"Well, at least Emma did go with him." Evelyn said. "That means Calem is still ours alone!"
"ASH!" Serena and Miette shouted.
"Guess it was a false alarm." Alexa sighed relieved.
"SERENA! MIETTE!" Bonnie shouted running to them and grabbed them both in a hug.
"Bonnie! I'm so glad you two are okay!" Serena said before noticing the little girl was starting to cry. "What's the matter?"
"Why didn't you join Ash's harem?!" Bonnie suddenly shouted.
"EH?!" They both shouted with a massive blush.
"B-B-Bonnie! How did you even..." Serena stuttered before looking at Ash and noticing he was still holding hands with Kimia. "...ARE YOU SERIOUS?! KIMIA TOO?!"
"Alexa over there also kissed him some moments ago if that makes you feel better." Kimia said pointing at the journalist.
"How's that supposed to make her feel better?!" Alexa shouted.
"Are you planning to date every single Kalos girl you met during our travel?!" Serena shouted. "I might as well just hand over my Mom to you at this point!"
"I wouldn't jinx that if I were you." Miette said. "Though I guess it'd be nice for Grace to have someone since-"
"SHUT UP!" Serena shouted.
"You all can talk about this later!" Calem suddenly shouted before walking to Ash. "Alright, Mr. Hero, I want answers, where's Emma? What did you do to her?"
"How do you know about her?" Ash asked. "Are you a member of the Interpol?"
"No, I'm not... I used to be a hacker, one day I messed with the wrong archives and the Interpol caught me." Calem explained. "I met Emma while I was arrested over there and she told me about what happened to her."
"She came here to Kalos asking for Calem's help." Evelyn added. "She made him get inside the Interpol to see if there were any info in there that could help her find a cure for her problem."
"Needless to say, he didn't find anything." Hexy said. "Which led, of course, to what happened with Xerosic."
"Hmm... Well, this is the thing, we think we found a cure for Emma." Ash said. "It seems like if we infuse her body with aura, it could stop her decay, that's why I'll taking her back to Alola for now, I'm currently living with a friend of mine who's an expert on that, this might be the best way to help her."
"And why are you suddenly so interested in helping her?" Calem asked.
"Would you prefer if I wasn't?" Ash asked. "If she's your friend then she must have told you about what happened between the Interpol and her, so I can't give her back to them, but I can't let her roam around freely and put more people in danger either."
"I'm not saying I don't trust you, I know Serena thinks very highly of you, but... Emma has suffered way too much." Calem said. "And from what I understood, you're not even 100% that your idea will work."
"It's still better than nothing, right?" Ash asked. "At least I have an idea and someone who may actually be able to help."
"...Fine then." Calem sighed. "As long as Emma agrees with it, I guess it's fine."
"Yeah, I mean, she was unconscious when we took her, but I'll explain her everything when she wakes up." Ash said.
"...Right, I guess we're leaving then." Calem said before walking back to his girlfriends and taking their hands. "Again, sorry about the scare I gave you earlier when Emma showed up."
"It's fine, Calem, she is your friend and needed your help, nothing wrong with that." Evelyn said.
"Yeah, it's not like your whole world revolves around us." Hexy said. "As long as we're your priority, of course."
"And of course you are." Calem said to then place a kiss on each of their foreheads and hugged them closer before looking at Serena and Miette. "So, uh, I imagine you'd want to talk with your friend."
"I guess so." Serena answered. "But thanks a lot for the talk."
"And for the ride too." Miette added. "Though I'd be happy if we never repeat that part again." She said before Calem looked back at Ash and walked to him again.
"Hey, those two are amazing girls." Calem said. "Whatever happens between you all from now on, you better treasure them with your life."
"You can count on that." Ash replied and Calem nodded before offering him a handshake that Ash accepted.
"Great... and... I really hope you can cure Emma." He said. "And please, tell her that if she needs anything, she knows where to find me."
"Will do." Ash answered before Calem and his girlfriends left the scene, leaving Serena and Miette in front of Ash.
"Hmmp, I imagine you'd want some space." Kimia said finally letting go of his other hand and stepping away, before both Serena and Miette walked to Ash.
"So, uh, how many are they right now?" Miette asked.
"They turned into 13 just today, with the addition of Korrina and Flannery." Ash answered. "Kimia isn't part of it though... Yet, I guess." He added and looked back at Kimia who simply winked at him.
"So Korrina actually went for it..." Serena trailed off.
"Are you actually surprised?" Miette asked. "Pretty sure every girl we saw in the Distortion World interested in this topic has already set her mind on it... Which reminds me..." Miette stepped closer to Ash and placed her hands on his shoulders while looking directly at him. "You still owe me a kiss back from our encounter over there, don't you?"
"You know... Looking back at it, I'm still a little confused." Ash said. "Did you really like me or were you just messing with Serena?"
"Heh, Serena also asked me something similar, you two really are alike... as for me, who says I couldn't do both things?" Miette asked with a smile before taking Ash into a lip kiss while he hugged her to bring her closer to him.
"Would you look at that, didn't expect you to get so handsy." Miette said separating from him to breathe only to let out a giggle afterwards. "You really want to drag me in so bad?"
"Guess it's something of an instinct at this point." Ash answered.
"Good, cause I'm not complaining." Miette replied before taking him into another kiss while Clemont looked into another direction embarrassed as he tried to cover Bonnie's eyes as Serena and Alexa were both looking rather awkwardly and Kimia seemed more curious than anything.
"O-Ok, I'd say that's enough." Serena said placing a hand on Miette's shoulder.
"Heh, don't tell me you're jealous already." Miette said looking back at Serena while tightly hugging Ash with an extremely satisfied smile.
"I-I'm not jealous, I'm just..." Serena simply blushed while she tried to find the right words. "Gosh, this is such a headache... Ash, can I go next?"
"You sure?" Ash asked.
"Y-Yeah, I told you, I... I still need to know how comfortable I am with this."
"Well, fine by me." Miette said letting go of Ash to then push him to Serena, who took both of Ash's hands before pulling him in for a lip kiss, but unlike Miette, she separated after just a few seconds before looking directly at Ash.
"You okay?" Miette asked.
"So... If both Miette and I joined right now, that'd be 15 girlfriends for you, right?"
"Well, yes." Ash said.
"15 girls..." Serena wondered to then sigh and let go of Ash's hands. "You... Should be leaving, it sounds like what happened with that girl is important, you shouldn't waste more time here."
"I'm not wasting any time being with you two." Ash answered caressing her cheeks. "The last thing I want to do is pushing you, but... I'd really like you to join me in this."
"...Why are you doing this to me?" She asked as her eyes got teary and she quickly did her best to dry them. "Y-You're so perfect, but this...this... T-This is all my fault to begin with!" She suddenly shouted. "... If I had been more open with my feelings, maybe something would've come out of it during our travel... But if that had happened, you wouldn't have your harem... And from what you told me, you're very happy with it, aren't you?"
"I am, even if it sounds kinda wrong." Ash answered. "I love all my girls dearly and they love me too."
"I... Really didn't expect to see you again so soon." Serena sighed. "I want to be with you, I swear I want to, but all this is... next time... Next time we meet I'll have an answer, I-I just need to give this a bit more thought, maybe talk it out with someone else... Is that okay?"
"Of course, you can take all the time you need." Ash answered taking her hands again. "I'll be waiting for you."
"For both of us you mean, right?" Miette said holding onto one of his arms and was about to kiss him again, but before she could so, Serena suddenly pulled Ash to her and cupped his face to give him another lip kiss, staying far longer than the last one.
"There we go... That's what I should've done that day at the stairs." Serena said smiling at Ash to then stare at Miette. "Even if we're gonna share him... I'm still not losing to you."
"Heh, sounds fair." Miette answered before taking the chance to kiss Ash on the lips again.
"H-Hey! Just for the record, he was answering to my confession before you girls showed up!" Alexa complained. "I-I'm the adult here anyway, so I might as well show you all how it's done." She said holding Ash by his shoulders and was about to kiss him, but ended looking away instead. "I-I-I-I mean, it's not like I want to take advantage of you or anything." She replied with an embarrassed blush and Ash simply smiled at this before getting on his tip toes to hold her cheeks and make her look at him before kissing her lips.
"Well, it's that how it's done, Miss Adult?" Ash asked before Alexa suddenly fell to her to her knees. "Alexa?!"
"Ah ha ha... W-Where did that come from?" She asked blushing with a big smile. "I-If you're gonna be so aggressive, I don't think I'll be able to handle it."
"Aggressive? That was the tamest kiss so far." Serena said.
"The adult here my ass." Miette added.
"My, my, we need to find you a girlfriend quick or there won't be any girl left in Kalos for you, bro." Bonnie said looking at him with a grin.
"Ugh, FINE! I'm gonna ask Lilia out! I hope you guys are happy!" Clemont shouted.
"Oh, well, if she's the only option left I guess it can't be helped." Bonnie sighed before her bag suddenly started shaking and the Friend Ball opened from inside, releasing Squishy in front of the group.
"Squishy! You finally woke up!" Bonnie exclaimed. "Are you feeling well?"
"Bonnie! Are you guys okay? What happened?" He asked.
"Don't worry, everything's under control." Bonnie answered picking him up. "Alexa saved us and Ash will be taking care of that girl."
"Is that so?" Squishy asked before jumping atop Bonnie's head to look at Ash. "Chosen one, what do you intend to do with that human? You are aware that she was willing to kill your friends, right?"
"I know, but after learning what happened with her, I can only assume she was desperate." Ash answered. "I know she's dangerous, but she's suffering, Team Flare did that to her, it wasn't her choice; but we think that we can use aura to heal her; I need you to trust me with this."
"...Very well." Squishy sighed. "If you think you're capable of that, then I have no reason to doubt you, I must also apologize, I failed to protect your friends... My friends... Hmm, if aura is what you need, then perhaps I can be of help with this idea of yours." He said before he started shining brightly and from his core emerged a small green hexagon that floated to Ash. "This... is an aura shard, it's a small fragment of myself, but contains an immense amount of power, I hope it helps you cure her illness... But if something were to go wrong-"
"I'll take responsibility, don't worry." Ash said taking the shard in his hand. "And thanks a lot for this... Well, I suppose we'll be leaving, it was nice seeing you all."
"Heh, I can definitely say the same." Miette answered.
"Until next time..." Serena added.
"Thanks a lot for coming all the way here to save me." Alexa said. "And for everything else too."
"Good luck with all those girls!" Bonnie said.
"Yeah, we wish you the best, bud." Clemont said.
"Thanks, hope things work out between Lilia and you too." Ash said to Clemont before looking at Kimia. "You ready?"
"I suppose we are. Hoopa?" She asked looking at the mythical who was snoring next to window.
"Huh? You guys done already?" He asked floating to them. "My, Ash-Kan, I like you and all, but seeing you humans flirt is sooooo boring."
"Sorry about that, but we're ready to go back to Alola." Ash said.
"Let's get going then!" Hoopa exclaimed tossing a ring and opening a portal.
"Well, see you soon." Ash waved at the Kalos gang one more time before Kimia suddenly took his hand and dragged him inside the portal, with Hoopa following them inside and the portal closing shortly after.
"Heh, thinking about it, you and I just had an indirect kiss, didn't we?" Miette said giving Serena a smug grin.
"Leave me alone." Serena said glaring at her.
In front of the Ketchum Mansion.
"Here we are!" Hoopa said coming out of the portal, with Kimia and Ash being right behind him.
"Sorry about taking you like that but I felt like that goodbye was getting a bit too long." Kimia said while still holding tightly onto Ash's hand.
"... Hey... If you're jealous, you can just say so." Ash said with a smile and caused Kimia to blush and flinch although she did her best to hide it.
"I-I see you grow more confident per minute, hmmp." Kimia said with a pout.
"You want a kiss or not?" Ash asked and she blushed even more.
"Y-You got some nerve talking like that to a future queen, Ash Ketchum!" She exclaimed with a half smile.
"ASH!" Cynthia shouted opening the front door of the mansion. "Oh thank Arceus you're finally here, I saw the portal from a window and came here running, listen, we need to talk about that girl that Bea brought."
"Ah, right, I was planning to explain that to y'all." Ash said.
"Don't bother. Bea, Flannery and Korrina already gave us a recap." Cynthia said. "And I did know about her beforehand anyway."
"You did?" Kimia asked.
"Yeah, back when I was on vacation in Kalos with Diantha." Cynthia said. "We were checking on some old Team Flare labs when she told me about it, we were looking for information that could help Emma, but then we ran into Domino and she ended up stealing the device in which Diantha was storing all the data she had about Team Flare."
"I see..."
"Let's think that about later, you should come in." Cynthia said. "Meray is waiting for you along that girl, it seems like she's about to wake up."
"Sure, on my way." Ash was about to walk inside, but Kimia stopped him still holding her hand.
"Weren't you... In the middle of something?" Kimia asked.
"Was I?" Ash asked with a smile and Kimia suddenly pulled him back to her and held him by his chin. "Uh..."
"Listen up, Ash Ketchum, I love more than I've ever loved anyone." She said. "A-And while I do enjoy being, uh, teased by you, my patience is not infinite."
"Heh, sorry about that." Ash said with a smile and Kimia giggled before pulling him in for a lip kiss, still holding him by his chin.
"That... Should be acceptable for now." Kimia added with a big smile. "I also should go back to work with Magearna, let us go in." She said and the two entered the mansion along with Cynthia.
Meanwhile in Sinnoh.
"What even is this thing?" Johanna asked poking the small device that Amaranth's Mime Jr had left in front of them through the bars of the cell. "At first I thought it was a camera or a mic, but they have some of those up in the roof already... This is too weird."
"I-I think it'd be the best to stop touching it, Miss Johanna." Akari said. "Since we're not sure of what it could do."
"Guess you have a point." Johanna sighed before the two heard an explosion as the whole building shook.
"I-Is that- ?!"
"Sounds like it..." Johanna said with a small smile. "So she really came..."
"I really hope Mitsumi can help us all." Akari said. "Or that she can help Dawn and you at least... I'm sorry for everything."
"I told you, Akari, we're family, meaning we're in this together." Johanna said. "And it looks like Mitsumi remembered that... Even after I did to her."
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"What was that sound?" Angie asked still inside another cell along the rest of her group.
"It doesn't sound like some repair work." Ursula replied.
"Could it be that... Someone else is raiding the base now?" Regina asked.
"You mean someone is coming to save us?" Ursula Asked.
"But... Who knows that we're here?" Angie asked. "It can't be Chloe, right? M-Maybe she managed to bring Ash!"
"What's... Going on?" Dawn asked while she saw her skin getting goosebumps.
"Here we go again..." Quillon sighed from outside the room and simply opened the door to walk inside and stand next to the girls' cell. "You people seriously never know when to quit." He said to the group before pulling out his Rotom Phone and seeing Mars and Jupiter face the other agents while Mitsumi and her shiny Infernape quickly made her way through the halls. "Hmmm, on the bright side, it seems like it's not Ketchum, but this will be interesting at least... Horace, you're seeing all this?"
"Yes, should I inform the rest of the team?" He asked in the camera room.
"Nah, we can handle this." Quillon said. "Either way, Goh, Shunya and Lyla are all in Galar, while Anabel and Danika are on their way to Alola, they wouldn't make it in time. Where's Looker?"
"He's..." Horace wondered as he looked around the cameras.
"Nowhere to be seen." Amaranth said suddenly appearing behind Horace.
"GAH! P-Professor?!" He shouted while the man looked at the cameras. "Hmm, he mentioned to have a mission later today, but if he left to do that then he did so without checking out... Looks like you're on your own again, Quillon."
"Eh, it suits me better." Quillon answered before the door was suddenly brought down by Mitsumi's Infernape, with the girl standing behind her Pokemon. "This will be fun."
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"Do you think Quillon can beat her?" Horace asked.
"I hope so, but I wouldn't count too much on that." Amaranth said with a sigh. "Horace, if they happened to cut our power, I want you to redirect all the emergency energy to Cam 2B."
"2B?" He asked looking around. "That's... The camera next to Akari and Johanna's cell... But why should I do that?"
"Because that's the only camera that I need at the moment." He replied showing on his hand a small device with a red button on it.
Meanwhile in the Ketchum mansion.
"I did my part, now take me-" Emma was interrupted by another sudden glitch and ended up falling to the floor.
"Emma! Here, let me lend you-" Ash tried to approach her, but Emma suddenly pushed him away.
"D-Don't touch me!" She shouted. "This is your fault! This... This..." Emma screamed out loud and tried to get her body to return to normal, but she continued to glitch, she then looked at Ash who was still standing next to her and after clenching her teeth, she ended up offering her hand to him. "P-Please..." She whimpered and Ash held her hand again, transferring aura to her and stabilizing her body, with Emma panting heavily before fainting afterwards.
...
"Why is he doing this? ...Why is he helping me?" Emma wondered in her mind before feeling a strong headache that woke her up, opening her eyes to find herself resting on a bed although still wearing her suit.
"Good morning." Ash said next to her, with Cynthia and Meray by his side. "Well, it's night already but you get what I mean."
"W-What did you do?" Emma asked before looking around and touching her head. "W-Where's my helmet?! We had a deal!" She shouted standing up from the bed and forming a Dragon Claw in her hand. "I saved your stupid friend! You said you were going to fix my helmet in exchange! I told you what would happen if I don't have it!
"I know, but I need you to hear us first." Ash said. "We think we can cure you."
"You... You what?" Emma asked dissipating her attack.
"Yes, like Meray mentioned, your glitching happens because a human body is only supposed to use that kind of powers as an aura user." Cynthia explained. "The aura is what keeps the body together and allows it to do such things, meanwhile you have powers that are even greater than an average aura user, yet have no aura to back it up."
"A friend of mine made an analysis and double confirmed that." Ash said. "And not only that, it seems like Aura can even reverse your state and turn your body back to normal, so the plan is to have Meray here teach you how to create your own aura, that way you won't have to rely on objects or other people to supply you with it."
"So for the moment, I want you to have this." Meray offered her Arceus pendant which now had Zygarde's Aura Shard in the center of it. "This collar has been embedded with this shard in a way to continuously transfer aura to your body, which will gradually heal you, it will also stop your glitches until I can get to teach you how to unleash your own aura, according to my estimates, we have around one week before the shard runs out of aura, however, I'm afraid there's catch."
"I asked Meray to put a concealment spell on the necklace." Ash said. "Which will create a "dome" around you that centers on Meray, that dome will not let you go further than a kilometer away from her, if you happen to do that, you will encounter an aura barrier blocking the way."
"So you just want to jail me like Interpol?" Emma asked.
"That's not what I want and you should've noticed it by now." Ash answered. "I know you've suffered, I know you just want people to leave you alone, but you're dangerous, you brought down a whole building with rather ease and you could've injured a lot of people if we hadn't intervene, I can't just let you walk around freely for now, that's why I want you to try your best with Meray, if you manage to unleash your aura, that means no more glitching, no more pain, you can get back to having a normal life, which means no more killing and that you'll be free to go."
"If I were you, it'd take the offer." Cynthia said. "It's either that or run away with your helmet and hope that the glitches don't become too big for it one day."
"... Alright." Emma said extending her hand and Meray handed over the necklace which Emma took with still a little hesitation. "I guess I don't have much an option other than accept your conditions."
"Glad you understand." Meray answered while Emma put on her necklace. "We'll start with the classes tomorrow, to give you some time to rest."
"Speaking of that, I asked my girlfriend Skyla to get some clothes for you." Ash said. "You know, so you don't have to wear that suit all the time, she should be here in a minute."
"Have you... Told the Interpol that you found me?" Emma asked.
"I haven't." Ash said with a sigh. "I definitely should've, but if you escaped from then you must have your reasons, I won't force you to go back with them."
"Here I am!" Skyla exclaimed walking into the room with a small pile of clothes on her hands to then leave them on the bed. "There, it's mostly stuff that the girls and I had a bit too much of, hope those are your size."
"Uh... Thanks, I guess." Emma answered.
"Thanks a lot for bringing them, Skyla." Ash said.
"Aww, it's nothing, Daddy!" Skyla answered to then give him a hug before kissing his lips. "You know I'll always help you with anything I can... Specially because I'm expecting a big reward tonight." She whispered before giving him another kiss.
"Hey, uh, wait a second here." Emma said and the two separated. "I thought that girl with the sword that went with us to the hospital was your girlfriend."
"Yeah, uh... If you're gonna stay here then I guess it won't hurt you to know." Ash said. "I have 13 girlfriends right now, they're all living here in the mansion."
"Is that so?" Emma said as she glanced at the girls. "So they're all yours?"
"W-Well, not me." Meray said while looking around as she blushed. "Not... Yet, that is."
"And you're not worried that I'd harm any of them?" Emma asked to Ash. "You said it yourself, even if I accept your terms, I'm still a threat."
"Yes, you are, but I've shown you I'm worth of trust, so I can only hope the same from you, there's not much else I can do." Ash said before approaching Emma and placed a hand on her shoulder to then stare directly at her. "But either way, I was already willing to destroy your helmet and let you die if something happened to Alexa, who's only a good friend of mine... Try to guess what would happen if you decided to even lay a finger on one of my girlfriends."
"U... U-Understood." Emma answered looking down.
"Good." Ash said. "Now, if you don't mind me, I have some more important things to worry about, no offense." He added walking to the door along the rest of the girls, while Emma sat on bed again, the group then got out of the room only to find Korrina and Flannery sitting on the floor next to the bed.
"Uh, girls?" Ash asked.
"Yeah, they told me to not tell you they were sitting there." Skyla said.
"I suppose you two heard the conversation, right?" Cynthia asked closing the door of the room.
"Yeah, but... I'm still not sure if it's good idea to have here after what she did." Flannery said. "Ash, she was going to kill Aunt Malva and Tina!"
"She was also going to kill Alexa, Bonnie and Clemont." Ash answered. "And from what happened in that building, she was ready to end all of us and every civilian around as well."
"Then why do you feel so sure of this idea?" Korrina asked.
"Because I can tell she's desperate." Ash said. "The moment we told her that we could cure her, she dropped the aggressive act almost instantly."
"Ash is right." Meray added. "She accepted to take aura classes despite her not having any previous knowledge regarding that, it'll be quite the challenge, but she seems to be willing to try."
"That girl has been through way too much." Cynthia said. "If you had seen those videos that Diantha showed me, the way she was tortured... She deserves a second chance."
"And you girls can be sure that your safety is my number one priority here." Ash said. "If something were to happen, I'll take care of her."
"Fine, fine..." Flannery said to then sigh. "I trust you, Ash, you know it... All my family is safe anyway... And besides, unlike Acerola, I won't let a bad experience get the best of me." She said to then plant a kiss on Ash's lips. "Cause tonight is my night."
"Our night, you mean." Skyla added hugging Ash from behind to kiss his cheeks and neck while Flannery continued to kiss his lips, leaving Korrina to watch them rather anxious.
"Y-Y-Yeah, I mean, I... I'm also quite excited for tonight." Korrina admitted as she blushed and both Skyla and Flannery stopped what they were doing to then grab the skater by her wrists and pulled her to Ash, causing the two to laugh before they shared a lip kiss.
"O-Ok, I-I-I think that's enough for the moment." Ash said. "I'm doing my best to contain myself, remember, we'll have all the night for ourselves, but there's something else we need to do before."
"Oh, right! We still need to finish the preparations for the party!" Flannery shouted.
"Well, let's get everything ready then." Skyla added before glancing at Ash one last time. "Heh, I've waited this long."
"Off we go! We can't disappointed our fellow girlfriend." Korrina said to then skate away being followed by Skyla and Flannery, Ash was about to follow them as well, but was stopped by Cynthia who took her chance to hug him from behind.
"Uh... All good?" Ash asked while the champion simply stared down at him.
"I'm still a little mad to you accepted Phoebe's challenge." She answered."
"I'm sorry, but I had to do it for Acerola; and for our family as a whole."
"I know, that's why I said 'a little'." Cynthia replied. "I know it was your duty as boyfriend and champion, but I'm still a little bit angry because I was selected as your final opponent, but now I have to wait even longer to fight you... And to get my chance." She answered before hugging him tightly with one arm around his waist while the other went down for his pants.
"Uh, Cynthia?" Ash asked as he could only blush in response before Cynthia's hand went inside his boxers as well and carefully grabbed his dick to then start masturbating him. "C-Cynthia?!"
"Not to mention, that if you lose to Phoebe, not only you'll also lose Acerola, but you're also lose your champion title and your right to fight against me." Cynthia said while Ash's dick was now fully erected as she continued to masturbate him.
"Y-You know t-there's no way I'd let that happen." Ash answered.
"I know, I know, I trust you, Ash." She answered to then nibble on his ear. "I'm just trying to give you some extra motivation, okay?"
"Y-Yes, got it." He answered while Cynthia kissed his cheek.
"There, you're always so compliant with all of us." Cynthia giggled. "Now, remind me, what are you gonna do?"
"I-I'm g-gonna defeat P-Phoebe and then we'll have our battle." Ash stuttered while Cynthia refused to stop.
"Good boy; and you better give me everything you got, Ash Ketchum, both in our battle and afterwards." She whispered to him. "Or else..." She suddenly stopped masturbating him to then squeeze his dick and caused Ash to moan and shiver at the same time.
"Aww, did my little puppy enjoy that?" She asked giving his cheek a slow lick. "I thought you said you could handle me, heh... Maybe I should give you the chance to let it go, but I'm someone who respects the rules, so..."
"I'M STILL HERE!" Meray suddenly exclaimed and the couple stopped what they were doing to turn around and see the girl trembling and blushing to her limit.
"O-O-Ok! I understand I'm mostly the background type, but did you guys seriously forget I was here?!" She shouted.
"...Well, why didn't you say anything sooner?!" Cynthia complained despite still having her hand inside Ash's pants.
"And what was I supposed to say?!" Meray answered. "I mean, I-I'm not his girlfriend yet, I don't exactly have the right to complain about what you do with him!"
"Oh, well, nevermind that." Cynthia said before giving Ash a lip kiss while giving him a few more strokes. "I'll have to leave you wanting more... But I hope that motivates you to punish me after you win our battle." She said before giving him a forehead kiss to then take her hand out of his pants and give her palm a lick while Ash simply stared at her blushing. "I'll go help the rest of the girls, but you probably shouldn't go down like that." She said briefly rubbing the remaining bulge in Ash's pants only to start walking away, but stopping to look at Meray. "Hey, he should be pretty close right now." She said winking at her and Meray blushed even more, Cynthia then continued to walk away and left Ash and Meray looking at each other.
"Uh... sorry about the scene, must have been awkward for you." Ash said. "I'll try to take care of this, so see you at the party." Ash was about to walk away, but Meray held him by his wrist and Ash simply blushed and sighed, already making himself an idea of what was going to happen.
"I... K-Kimia told me that she got a kiss from you earlier." Meray said. "But, uh... in my hometown is not right to do that kind of things before marriage."
"Oh, I-I get that, don't worry." Ash said.
"But we're not in my hometown right now, are we?" Meray asked staring deeply at him. "Both her and I have been trying to show how much of a good girlfriends we can be... And it wouldn't be okay for a girlfriend to leave her lover in a moment like this."
"I guess not." Ash said. "Meray, this is supposed to be the part when I tell you that you shouldn't push yourself, but that speech really doesn't seem to be working with any of you girls, so... If you feel like it, go ahead."
"Your call, Mister." Meray smiled and cupped his face before taking him into a lip kiss. "I-I... I really shouldn't be doing this, but... It feels good." She whispered while slightly pushing him against the wall as she continued to kiss him before running one of her hands down his body to reach the bulge on his pants and Meray separated from him just enough so they could see each other's blushing faces.
"Just... Give me a yes." She said with a smile.
"...Yes." Ash said and Meray gave him another lip kiss before moving her other hand to pull down Ash's pants and then went for his boxers, setting free his erect member and kindly holding it with both hands while still kissing him, carefully starting to masturbate him.
"Cynthia said you were close already so this shouldn't take much time." She said. "Still, she shouldn't have treated it like that, you're supposed to be careful, loving and grateful to your partner."
"I-I guess I'm the one supposed to fill out that part." Ash answered. "You know, I already have all these girls sharing me, I don't have much room to complain."
"That's not really fair..." Meray whispered before giving him another lip kiss, but Ash suddenly opened his mouth with a moan. "Are you... close now?" She asked pressing their foreheads together.
"Y-Yes, definitely." Ash answered.
"Great, then let's avoid making a mess." She smiled before giving him another lip kiss and then knelt in front of him while still masturbating him.
"M-Meray..." Ash muttered while the girl shyly opened her mouth and got the tip of his dick inside it as she kept masturbating him and Ash carefully placed his hands on her head while she continued her motion until he came inside her mouth with a loud moan coming from Ash while Meray continued stroking him for a few more seconds before separating from him to swallow.
"H-How dishonoring of me." Meray said covering her mouth with her hand, but Ash could tell she mas smiling. "T-To do these kind of things before marriage."
"Well... I'm gonna be your future husband anyway." Ash answered playfully patting her head. "So I don't really see the problem."
"Hehe..." Meray let out a laugh while smiling at him.
"I thought you weren't his girlfriend." Emma said phasing through the wall and both Ash and Meray froze once they saw her. "You people make too much noise and these walls aren't exactly soundproof, you know?" She added to then look down at Ash and show a light blush on her face. "So that's why you have 13 girlfriends, huh?"
"Q-Q-Quit staring at him!" Meray shouted standing in front of him while Ash put on his pants again.
"Yeah, sure, teacher." Emma rolled her eyes. "Hey, Shield Hero, since I'm stuck here anyway, I was wondering if I could go to that party you've been mentioning, I'm starving."
"Uh, sure, I guess you can go." Ash answered.
"A-And don't use those kind of powers while you're here!" Meray shouted. "There's a lot of people living here and they all need their private space!"
"Guess that's fair." Emma said before going back inside the room.
"..."
"..."
"So, uh..."
"PLEASE DON'T TELL KIMIA ABOUT THIS!" Meray shouted before suddenly running away and leaving Ash alone.
"My, what a day." Ash simply sighed.