ASH'S GIRL PROBLEMS

Disclaimer: Don't own Pokemon or otherwise Ash would have went up a rank in Unova instead of go down one, mainly make him the runner-up, or Origins would be a full series with each season starting off in a new region with a new crew, like how the games are.

Here is a bit of a heads up, but the coupling is strictly Amourshipping(Ash/Serena) with a bit of Misty bashing. I don't have anything against her, just that out of all the girls that Ash has been with, I think she was the most stubborn when it came to revealing her feelings towards Ash and pushed him away a bit whenever she used her bike as an excuse. Final thing, Iris will not be one of the girls that fall for Ash, mainly because that is one coupling I just don't see happening, period.

And for the ages, Ash's and Serena's age will be 20, add or subtract a few years for the rest. Mainly, I have it where each league adds a year to Ash's life, including the Orange Islands, Kanto Battle Frontier and, from what I've been hearing, the Hoenn Battle Frontier, and throw in an extra year for the Gen VII league, although going to do a different approach on what happens after Ash is done with Hoenn for a second time. I think the only reason there wasn't a Johto Battle Frontier to help give Dawn more screen time was because Unova was a last minute substitution for Kalos, mainly due to the fact that Game Freak was still working on XY, and probably was too strong for the regular DS, that they had to bring in Black and White instead.

Life in the Ketchum residence was at full swing, thanks to the efforts of Delia Ketchum, who decided to invite all of Ash's friends, from Misty and Brock, the two who were with Ash when he started out to Bonnie and Clemont, the ones who were with Ash when he came in 2nd in the Kalos League (At least he better because him dropping down to 8th place instead of runner-up in the Unova League is not only sad, but seems to be a bad delay tactic on the animators' part) and winning the Hoenn Battle Frontier, before he decided to spend a year to improve his skills, along with his pokémon, so that he can take another crack at the leagues he lost to, along with taking a shot at each region's Elite 4 and their Champion, in order to complete his dream of becoming a true Pokemon Master. Serena went with him, mainly figuring that now would be a good time to finally get more alone time with Ash, beating May to the punch.

Even Ash's old rivals-turned-friends arrived to greet the person who made them realize that they should never think they are better than anybody just because of who they are related to, where they're from or just because they are total jerks. When Gary Oak met them, he couldn't help but feel like he was seeing himself and thinking about the past, he realized some of the damage he might have caused when he started to let his grandfather's celebrity status go to his head, and in a way, he was a bit envious towards Ash because of his carefree attitude, and in a way, found a beautiful girlfriend, even though Serena was still working on that part. Now, looking back during his travel in Johto, while continuing his soul searching he started after his loss at the Pokémon League, at a ranking lower then Ash's, and seeing how Ash was whenever they met, he realized that he came off not much different than Paul to where he thought he was strong enough to be on the elite level, and now, he's glad that he and Ash are back to being best buds because he never wants to go back to being the snotty little brat ever again.

Over in the kitchen, Delia is having a nice chat with the mothers of the girls Ash traveled with, well, most of the girls, and for some reason, she because particularly close to Grace, Serena's mother. Maybe it has to do with the fact that she suspected that, ever since Ash told her about the girl he helped, and even though he was too young to know the significance of what he did, along with being a bit of an idiot when it came to girls that chances are, fate might have found him a girlfriend. Grace could concur at this since she herself seen the signs, along with the signals, that her daughter kept sending the boy's way, even though the only way for said boy to notice her was through 'extreme' measures. Yet, the only ones in disagreement are Caroline, May's mother, and Johanna, Dawn's mother, mainly because of a mother's pride that their girls will get the boy that they have given their hearts to, although they can't help shake the feeling that today will have some good and bad, but not in the way they expect it.

In the living room, the Ent Professors (Those who don't get the joke, think about their names and what was introduced in LOTR: The Two Towers, mainly who helped turned the tides of war in the heroes favor), the ones who had a hand in helping Ash get register for each league and in some cases, introduce him to their region's starter pokémon that would travel with him, talking about the latest information that has popped up in the Pokemon World. Mainly talking shop. Professor Oak left his lab open so Ash can drop off all of his Pokemon, well all of them depending on if Pikachu decides to stay with his friends or stick with Ash like always, along with a note for Ash to lock up on his way out.

Outside, in the backyard, the kids and young adults are having a nice chat with each other. On one corner, Gary and the rivals, both friendly kind, the ones who were a bit like Ash to where they have similar goals and interests, and turned friendly kind, the ones who had issues with reality or the world, and it took a loss to wake them up to the good things in life. Right now, half of them are feeling guilty because of all the bridges they burnt trying to prove how better they are then everybody. Now, like Gary, they spent the time trying to find their true selves.

In another area, Brock, who went from Breeder to Pokémon Doctor(Although I think that's more of an excuse for the animators to get rid of him to bring in a fully new crew for Ash), is talking to Tracy Sketchit, Cilan, Clemont, two guys who, like him, started off as gym leaders only to decide to pursue their dreams to Ash, with Max still trying to decide what path he wants to take, either become a gym leader like his father or a professor like his idol. When Brock first met Cilan in Johto, at first he thought the Pokémon Connoisseur was talking about somebody similar to Ash, but was surprised to find out that he was talking about Ash. Right now, being the one who was around Ash the longest, with Misty being second, or to be specific, 2nd and 3rd when Ash's Pikachu gets added to the list, he, with Tracy adding his two cents, told the other two what Ash was like when he started out and how much he has grown since then, although the only thing that has never changed is how oblivious he can be when it comes to noticing how girls tend to have feelings for him, which tends to make him a bit jealous because of the fact that he is older, and always looking for a beautiful girl to become his girlfriend, only to be either shot down or dragged way by a pull of his ear or his Croagunk dragging him away after being poison jabbed, whenever he makes a complete fool out of himself, and yet Ash doesn't even have to try a single thing to win a girl's heart.

Speaking of girls, at a nearby table, the ones that traveled with Ash are having a little argument on who would have a better chance of being with Ash on a more personal, lifetime level. More like three of them, Misty, May and Dawn, while Iris and Bonnie are just sitting back with a bucket of popcorn they got out of who knows where, while enjoying the show, even doing their own version of Mystery Science Theater by throwing in commentaries every now and then. They would share with their pokémon, but they left them at the lab to get to know Ash's. It started off pleasant enough by exchanging stories, especially laughing at Iris when she explained how Ash mistaken her head for a pokémon. It then went crazy when the said trio realized that, along with Serena, they have competition, which leaps from history to comparisons to things too ridiculous to even mention. This is the main reason why the area around them is so clear.

Everybody was doing their own thing when "Excuse me everybody," rang out, getting their attention towards Delia, who is holding a very familiar yellow rodent pokémon, Pikachu, in her arms, "Pikachu just told me that Ash and Serena are on their way, so let's get everybody into position to surprise Ash."

Everyone in the yard got up and did as told, although there were bits of electricity going on between the three rivals of the heart. And while most of them didn't notice, Brock notice Pikachu with an odd look, one that pretty much said that there was a surprise heading their way.

When everyone was in position, with the curtains closed to keep the guest of honor from peaking from outside, they heard voices from outside, even though muffled from understanding the words, the owners were easy enough to recognize. After hearing the door opening, most of the occupants were getting ready to ponce, like a snorlax on some kind of binge. Hearing the door close, when the pair walked into the living room, a loud "Surprise!" rang out, catching the two by surprise on how many people popped out of nowhere. When everybody recovered, despite the change of clothes, there were two surprises before their eyes. The one that most of them were pleased about was the fact the two were holding hands, you can figure it which ones were the least pleased. The other surprise, was the fact that Serena had a small, round bump showing under her clothes, meaning only one thing, it wasn't entirely just two of them that returned.

The only thing Ash and Serena could do was to give a weak laugh and say at the same time "Uh, surprise."

Well, here is one of my newest fics, sorry it isn't much, but kept getting a bunch of last minutes ideas while writing, don't you just hate that. Anyway, to tell the truth, haven't been the anime as much as I used to, mainly because when compared to the early years. By BW, it was like the anime went through a major rewrite, like somebody replaced the entire design team, which would help explain the change in Professor Oak. By the way, I'm using the original version of him since the one used during the last few episodes of BW just didn't cut it for me. To tell you the truth, I still prefer the anime from the early days, mainly before BW, because it seemed more fun, because with XY, everything seems to be a mellowed out version of the 90s episodes. Well, I'll stop ranting now. This is mainly amorshipping, and the chances of this becoming a AshHarem fic are really slim, better chance in the next Pokémon fic I start. Read and Review, and hopefully winter won't be too bad for everybody.