A/N: Alright, I have an apology to give. I was supposed to release this chapter a LONG time ago, but University took over, and a story that was meant to be concluded months ago is incomplete. I sincerely apologize. Anyways, I guess a conclusion to this story is needed, so here is the last chapter. I hope to see if I can get a sequel out (I have been working on it), but don't expect it any time soon. As always, here goes the last chapter of this story, at least the first installment of it.

Ash did in fact win the Kalos League (in my story) and that is how I planned it. Remember how I also secretly made Serena win the Master Class? Well that is because of the arc that is going to start right after the Kalos League finally concludes after this chapter.

I hope I did not bore you guys too much with the excessively long chapters, much less the very long battles because I really wanted them to be the most epic in terms of the Kalos League.

So, what is next? Well, answers will be revealed in the next couple of chapters as to what is going to happen in the future because the story still needs to continue! Keep in mind that some new characters may appear, but at the same time there may be a lot more appearances by some other people that you guys have already seen in the fic! In fact, you kind of get an idea of how old Night is as well, being somewhat older than Serena, the honey blonde having an ambiguous memory of her brother.

Anyways, I will see you guys at the bottom where I discuss some of the changes for the Kalos League that I had originally planned but I decided to change for some better ideas.

Hope you guys enjoy this chapter now!

Key of Kalos League:

The announcer won't be referenced as the announcer. Any text in italics that is in quotations is the announcer and assume that it can be heard by everyone in the stadium.

League Scoreboard System:

Bold: In use pokemon/trainer name

Italics: Fainted pokemon

Underline: Resting pokemon

(Pokeball): Unrevealed pokemon

Trainer A: Poke1 Poke2 Poke3 Poke4 Poke5 Poke6 (Active one)

Trainer B: Poke1 Poke2 (Pokeball) Poke4 Poke5 Poke6 (Active one)

Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon

Chapter 53- Kalos League Finale! Passion that Burns Forever!

At the battlefield:

Ash was panting on his knees as he waited to see what the call would be, and when it came, it was not what he was expecting at all…

The referee raised his hand as he saw Lucario's state in Ashura's side of the battlefield as he then declared the victor of the match: "Lucario is unable to battle, which means that Ash Ketchum from Lumiose City is the champion of the Lumiose Conference!"

"Unbelievable! And one of our favorites manages to defeat the strong and talented Satoshi to win the entire league! This was one of the best matches I have ever seen in all of my time narrating over the entire Kalos League!"

"Pikapika!" shouted as he was the first from the trainer's platform to go check on Greninja, who was sitting up in the ground breathing hard. "Pikachu!" Pikachu greeted as he hugged the frog ninja pokemon.

Greninja looked down and smiled under his scarf while trying not to collapse from the damage he had taken from the large explosion, "Ninja…" He then reached out and petted the electric mouse with a very gentle motion while trying to ignore the fact that everyone was cheering for him around him.

Ash could not even believe what he was hearing as he took a deep breath and then smiled, ignoring the pain he was feeling, but also trying to ignore the fact that his clothes probably got completely smoked during the last part of the battle. "ALRIGHT!" Ash shouted with glee as he then jumped off the trainer's platform and within seconds reached his two pokemon friends. "We did it guys! Our hard work has finally payed off as a team… I can't be anymore proud of you guys." Ash contain himself as he hugged his pokemon ignoring how childish it looked to everyone that were cheering him on for once.

On the other side of the field, Ashura had a slightly shocked look as he looked towards the battlefield. It then hit him that it was just another defeat that he would have to learn from and move on. Ashura smiled as he adjusted his cap and took a deep breath while walking onto the field to check on his Lucario. "Lucario, you were excellent," Ashura said gently as he kneeled down and put a hand over the fighting and steel type's head, feeling the nice soft fur. Looking at the body of the aura pokemon, he noticed that he had burn marks all over while also being soaked. Ashura then realized it was probably by the large water shuriken, but that didn't matter now: It was time to make it right and hope that Ash understood.

"Lucario…" Lucario muttered as he began to sit up, but then winced feeling pain on his back.

"Lucario take it easy," The older trainer said as he helped him stand up to his feet.

"Rio…"

"Lucario, you did your best and I am grateful for that, so don't feel so bad that you didn't win," Ashura replied as he looked forward and watched as Ash helped Greninja up to his feet. "I remember when we were in his shoes, Charizard, Aero, Pika, and you were there too."

"Lucario," Lucario replied with a very genuine smile appearing on the fighting type's figure, although it seemed kind of crooked because of all the pain that the fighting type had gone through recently.

Serena's house:

"Fletch, fletchling!" Fletchling chanted as he flew around Grace's living room, cheering with glee after seeing such an amazing and hard fought battle.

Grace was having trouble keeping her tea from splashing and falling onto the floor, "Fletchling, I know you are excited, but just cut it out!" The tiny robin pokemon calmed down before then perching himself on Grace's shoulder and letting out a small apology. "It's alright, but I do understand why you are so hyped up! That battle had me at the edge of my seat too!" Grace looked at Ash's face with his pokemon and smiled: "Looks like Serena has a good eye for very good men in this world."

"Fletch?" Fletchling asked the brunette with large golden earrings with a confused expression to which the woman then smiled.

"If only Tony were here to see this, he would be so psyched to see such an amazing battle," Grace muttered while putting a hand over her heart. "Tony, where are you dear?" The woman said with a very quiet tone that even her flying type could not even hear.

In Alola:

Hau looked at the screen with utter amazement as he stood up and threw his fist into the air: "YES! Ash won!"

"Jeeze," Kiawe said as he stood up from behind the green haired trainer. "Although the battle had an epic ending, you don't need to be so loud."

Lana just sat in her desk quietly before she then decided to speak up on what she thought of the battle: "I think that Ash was amazing for having such a powerful water type pokemon like that Greninja." She then looked around and noticed that Mallow was sneaking glances at Hau before snapping her out of blissful thoughts. "Mallow, what did you think?"

"Huh?" Mallow asked as she grew a luminescent blush that extended through the bridge of her nose. Still, she was so startled that she caught the attention of everyone before then pulling herself together. "I thought that Ash did a very fabulous job, and now that the battle is over, let's celebrate with some malasadas!"

"YES! Mallow you are the best!" Hau exclaimed while getting all hyped up. Everyone in the room except Mallow sweatdropped hearing how enthusiastic the trainer with the Incineroar was about having the sweet treat.

Mallow looked at Hau going on and on about malasadas while smiling. 'He is back to when he was before Lillie had that accident. Welcome back Hau…'

"Malasadas? I think I could be down for that!"

Everyone flinched when they heard the new voice pierce the atmosphere. It was a new voice for the time being, but it was also one that had not been heard in such a long time. The voice could be described as angelic and gentle with a lot of innocence, but something to everyone was different: It was a more confident voice now.

Everyone in the room turned to the source of the voice, which was the doorway: Standing there was a girl who was tall and with pale skin. Her dress was white and had two flaps by the neck area that dangled down to her chest. Her shoes were somewhat athletic, but also the same color as her dress. To the others, she seemed somewhat unrecognizable by her very pale teal hair that seemed short to only go up to her shoulders and her eyes being a cyan color, but nobody would have forgotten her gentle nature and voice.

Suddenly, the response of everyone in the room was:

"LILLIE!"

At the stands of the Kalos League stadium:

"No way, Ash won! HE WON!" Bonnie shouted as she stood up while pumping her fists and looking in her bag. "Dedenne, Squishy! He won! Ash won!"

Dedenne poked his head out and began cheering along with the green small Zygarde core that was also cheering while looking at the battlefield. Clemont had to make sure that his sister would not overreact or else she would fall into the rows of seats in front of her, but the excitement in the lemon blonde gym leader's head was also topped at that point: His friend had just won the Kalos League and he had just witnessed probably the most amazing battle in his life.

Brock looked at the battlefield and at the raven haired trainer, who was with his two aces, seemingly exhausted, but also feeling powered by his adrenaline and oxytocin, which were obviously the reason for this new found energy. The Pewter City gym leader smiled and whispered to himself: "Ash, you truly are the pride of Pallet Town, you have made everyone proud, even the people back home."

Calem and Shauna were both clapping along with Tierno and Trevor, all four of them seemingly could not have been happier for Ash as they wished him their support for the future, although something in the jet black haired trainer itched him to have another battle with Ash, something just made having a spar with him more amazing now. "Good job Ash," Calem muttered under his breath as he looked forward.

Mairin was nearly crying with tears of joy as she saw her idol celebrating with his pokemon. "He was so amazing! Chespie that was just awesome!"

"Ches! Chespin!" Chespie replied as he looked at his trainer and smiled. Seeing Mairin like this made the grass quil pokemon very happy, especially through everything that the redheaded girl had gone through lately.

Looking at Serena, one would expect that she was a going through a tough time comprehending what had just happened because she kept her head down while shadowing her eyes. Looking at her hands, they were above her ribbon while seemingly crushing the area around the blue fabric with her hands. As she rose her head, one could see her eyes crystallizing in the sunlight as her hair shone brightly. Tears streamed down her cheeks, not in sadness, but in happiness: She had actually accomplished what she had promised herself which was to get Ash to the top with her support. She could see it in the way the raven haired trainer was battling today, he had times where he lost hope, but he kept going through it all and pushed through everything: He did not give up, he held on until the very end- no… He held on until he won the title. It was heartwarming for the honey blonde girl, but at the same time, she felt like throughout the battle, her heart was picked up, ripped apart and thrown against the walls of her chest, but in the end of it all, it was alright, because her heart rate finally was coming back down and it was blazing with passion as well.

At the battlefield:

Ash smiled as he petted Pikachu's fur and stroked Greninja's head, the frog ninja pokemon had some burn marks all over his body and it was clear that he had definitely been caught up in the firepower of that explosion while still being able to hold on in a pinch. "You guys were great, I wish that I could take the others out of their pokeballs, but that would be dangerous right now," Ash remarked as he stood back up with Greninja and him holding each other up. It was true what Ash had said now that he thought about it clearer: Sceptile was severely burned, Noivern was covered in ice, Goodra had been shocked a lot while also being hit with his own draco meteor, and Charizard had plummeted to the ground from such a great height. Ash was proud of them though, without the injuries, scratches, and status conditions that were endured, nothing would have been possible.

"Ash," Ash turned to see his father walking up to him with Lucario and Pika next to him, the fighting type also supporting himself off of his trainer due to the severe damage that he had taken throughout the battle. Seeing his father, the raven haired trainer stood up straighter along with Greninja mimicking his trainer's actions. "Thank you for such an amazing battle, I truly enjoyed it," Ashura said with a somewhat of a sad smile as he extended his hand. He had felt as if his son had not understood the message that he was trying to convey through the battle: His apology for pretty much about everything that was haunting his son for the last couple of years.

"Dad…" Ash said as he let go of Greninja and went to shake his father's hand only for him to hesitate. It was that moment where something sparked inside of the raven haired trainer's heart that caused him to charge forward and give his father a hug, a motion that left Ashura taken aback, but he smiled and returned the gesture knowing that he had nothing to worry about, his son had made it through everything that had stood in his way for such a long time. "I forgive you," Ash whispered barely audible to even himself, but Ashura heard it, he heard it clearer than a horn inside of the quietest room in the world.

"Thank you," The older Kantonian whispered as he released himself from the grip of his son. The mission was complete, he managed to battle his son and get his apology through him at the expense of probably one of the hardest battles for both him and his son.

The crowd cheered loudly seeing the sportsmanship being displayed by both trainers. In the end of it all, it was just an embrace of two trainers that are happy after finishing their hard fought battle. Not only that, it was clear that both competitors had been more emotionally connected than anyone could have thought, clearly the father and son relationship stuck out to everyone.

At the stands:

Malva was reporting over the battle itself with her camera crew in front of her, "Both trainers now show that there are no winners or losers, but the smiles of those that knew that they gave it everything they had out there and proved that they deserved their spot in that stage." The camera crew smiled as well as the blazing styled woman then finished her report: "Now that we know that Ash has won the finals of the Kalos League, he will be coronated by the champion herself after we take a short break for both trainers to rest and for everyone who came to enjoy the finals to also take a breather after such a heated exchange of attacks."

Soon after that statement, the people started to file out of the stadium through their own doors, the same with the trainers in the arena. Night looked at Jolteon and both of them decided to go through the door behind them although they were running, they just wanted to get to Ashura and talk to him. Night and Jolteon quickly went down the stairs and towards the area of the dugouts to find that Ashura was walking towards him. "Red!"

"I told you to stop calling me that," Ashura replied as he sighed and looked at the spiky haired trainer before looking back in front of him towards the end of the hallway. "Anyways, in case you were wondering, that was one of the best battles of my life, I gave it my all and that is all that matters for me."

Night flinched at this as he narrowed his eyes, "You are alright with losing despite being known as an incredibly strong trainer able to surpass many opponents?" Night asked before them gripping his hair with his hands. "What about any mistakes to made that you might have to learn from to become a better trainer and all that?"

The silence between both individuals lasted for about five seconds before the raven haired champion let out a slight chuckle and began to walk past his colleague, but while doing so, he stopped right in front of the blue attired trainer. "Don't think less of someone at all: A strategy change might be all one needs because sometimes perfect strategies fail even if no mistakes were made." Ashura then began to walk forward with a smirk hidden and his eyes shadowed by the darkness of the dimly lit hallway. "To reach one's goal, one might have to change technique once, but that is acceptable because it shows how dynamic and persistent someone is to reach his ultimate dream."

Night flinched as he looked back towards where the person he was just talking to went: Ashura was gone now, meaning it was clear that he had to find out what his next step was… What his next adventure would be. Sure, he might have wanted to go back to the Rankor Islands and taken challenges with his pokemon, but then he realized that he wanted to go on an adventure, something he had not done in a while even if it was a small one.

Taking a step forward, Night then saw a piece of paper on the ground and picked it up. Seeing the text written on it, he recognized it as Ashura's handwriting. It took a second to read the paper, but when he finished he stuffed the paper into his pocket and looked down at his pokemon with determined eyes, "Jolteon…"

"Jolteon?" Jolteon asked while looking up at his trainer.

The spiky haired teenager took a deep breath as he looked forward and then looked down at the concrete floor, taking in the details of the gray material. "Will you help me with this next challenge?"

Jolteon cocked his head at this, it was obvious that it was another adventure he could have with his trainer, but this probably meant that it would be dangerous.

Night then looked down at his pokemon and smiled sadly, "Will you help me bring back my father?" Jolteon flinched at this, but with a determined glance accepted the offer kindly while nudging himself in the teenager's leg. Night smiled as he kneeled down and petted his Jolteon before then frowning. "I can't do this alone... " Jolteon then looked up at him with a very confused expression to which Night narrowed his eyes. "I am going to see if I can get my sister to help me."

Meanwhile with the gang, they were exiting the stadium just like everyone else was towards the pokemon center, where Brock suggested they went to meet up with Ash because it was obvious he would have to heal up his pokemon. Calem lead the way with Shauna, Trevor, and Tierno while Brock stayed next to Mairin, Clemont and Bonnie which left Serena in the back by herself reflecting on what she had just witnessed. Her heart fluttered knowing that the person she wanted to win the Kalos League actually managed to pull it off with his trust in his team. Looking around in the huge crowd of people that were crowding outside the stadium was strenuous, especially when the honey blonde was looking for the raven haired trainer.

"Chu pi!" Kapi exclaimed from Serena's shoulder, the young performer having forgotten that she had let out her female electric rodent too. As soon as the blue eyed trainer looked around to see if she could find a sign of Ash, she noticed a red cap poking out from a crowd surrounding it. Instantly, she began to run towards the middle of the large crowd, pushing through people to then find the boy with Z marks in his cheeks looking around somewhat confused. People screamed things like "congratulations" and you could also see a group of people that had cameras even questioning him like a celebrity.

Ash looked around with Pikachu and in shoulder before he noticed Serena in the large crowd and went wide eyed. "Serena!" He shouted as he began to run towards the honey blonde.

"Ash- Wait what are you doing?" Serena asked in shock as she felt her hand being pulled by his fingerless glove shielded hand.

The raven haired trainer looked at her and smiled, "Let's get out of here before this becomes a mess." Both of them maneuvered around the massive group of people before they finally made it back to the pokemon center where everyone was staying, in fact the gang was waiting for Ash and Serena by the doorway as they arrived there. "Hey guys!" the Kanto native said with a very casual tone while trying to not sound excited: Sure he was exploding with happiness inside, but letting it out would probably not be so appropriate for Mairin and Bonnie… And if he looked at Serena for any longer than he had already been since this morning, then everyone would get an eyeful of his extending- 'Let's not go there,' Ash told himself as he looked at the other's reactions.

"ASH!" Everyone exclaimed as they surrounded the boy filling him with compliments and praise for his amazing battle. Bonnie in particular was enthusiastic about something as she narrowed her eyes.

Bonnie then exploded in cheers and shouted: "Looks like Ash did not just win the Kalos League!"

Ash and Serena both went wide eyed completely forgetting that their hands were still together and at the same time they pulled away and grew a red tint in their cheeks as they tried to act natural. The honey blonde was especially disappointed as she had been enjoying the moment, her feelings were actually being reciprocated after- 'Let's not go there,' Serena sighed as she sighed and looked at the raven haired trainer, who was walking towards Nurse Joy and putting his five pokeballs in the rack while putting Pikachu down on the stretcher and petting the electric rodent's head.

"Did something happen?" Shauna inched closer to Serena from the side which freaked out the young performer.

Serena blushed wildly while looking away and grabbed her ribbon, "No, nothing happened at all."

"You seem a little suspicious," Shauna said as she then walked past Serena and made her way towards Calem, who was talking with Tierno and Trevor while Clemont and Brock watched Mairin and Bonnie play together with Chespie, Dedenne, and Squishy.

Serena took a deep breath and sat down near Clemont and Brock, who she overheard talking about something to do with cooking a feast for Ash while people walked in and out of the establishment while congratulating the raven haired trainer in his victory. Of course, it was soon going to be time to get the Kalos League trophy that Diantha would present to the new champion.

Looking down, the honey blonde haired girl frowned: What was next? She got everything out of her to-do list: 1) Perform in the Masterclass… Check, 2) Get Ash to the top of the Kalos League… Check, 3) Confess to Ash that you like him… Sorta Check, it was too early to tell. Still, what was her next step? Would she change her goal and try something else? Try the Masterclass again? Maybe even rewrite this entire list would have been a good idea at the time as the young performer smiled and looked up while reaching to her shoulder and petting the electric rodent. "Kapi, are you excited to see Pikachu after he comes back?"

"PICHU!" Kapi shouted with glee as her eyes beamed brightly.

From the entrance of the pokemon center, the blue and black attired trainer with his Jolteon looked at the honey blonde and frowned. "How am I going to do this?" The spiky electric type looked back up at his trainer with an uncertain face, but the teenager just turned around and said, "I have to go somewhere first."

"Jolteon," Jolteon replied with a somewhat confused tone before following his trainer farther into the distance. Night was going to go reunite with someone that he had yet to see since he left on his journey when his sister was just a small girl that knew him as Ezra.

In Lumiose City:

"Pawniard?" A small steel type pokemon with bandages covering his bladed body walked around the city. He was looking around the city and watching the many people go around him in all directions. People, mostly little kids, stopped to greet the small steel type, but the later fled the scene every time that happened. As soon as Pawniard reached battlefield where stairs lead down to the actual arena, he stepped onto the dirt and narrowed his eyes. Looking forward, he charged while spreading out his arms, after that he crossed them in front of his face to develop purple blades. "NIARD!" Pawniard shouted as he uncrossed his arms and made an X like shape in front of himself appear. "Pawni…" He instantly winced as he fell to his knees and panted hard while grabbed his right arm with his left. He was still hurt and trying to practice his moves was definitely going to be more trouble than he ever thought.

Pawniard suddenly turned his head in the direction of people coming near the television screen that was displayed in front of one of the stores that were nearby. Going up the stairs and pushing through people's legs to get to what everyone was watching, it showed the hexagonal stadium where a boy with raven hair and a bright blue scarf was in front of a woman with a white dress, about to receive a bright gold trophy. "Pawniard…" Pawniard looked on with shining eyes watching as the trainer and his Pikachu were about to hold onto the trophy in front of them.

At the stadium:

"ASH ASH ASH!"

That was the sound that the raven haired trainer heard as he walked out from the tunnel followed by his six pokemon behind him. All of them headed from the trainer's platform and into the new platform that was the battlefield. His friends went back to the stands and he could probably hear them all calling down to him with their loud and proud voices. "Pikachu!" Pikachu cried from the raven haired trainer's shoulder which caused him to chuckle.

"You did great Pikachu," Ash said as he reached Diantha and Professor Sycamore, who had the trophy right next to them in a platform. Turning around and petting his electric mouse, Ash turned to his other pokemon: "You guys were also amazing, thank you for your hard work!"

"GRUAW!"

"TILE!"

"VERN!"

"DRA!"

"NINJA!"

All of his pokemon threw a fist in the air which made Ash laugh as he then turned his attention to the woman in front of him. "Ash," Diantha started as she began to give the raven haired trainer the bright and glittering trophy next to her. "You have created a strong bond with you and your pokemon, and for your display of strength, courage, persistence, perseverance, and creativity," At the last part Ash chuckled under his breath as it was directed towards his battle style. Diantha then let go of the trophy on the raven haired trainer's hands and smiled as she stepped back, "For all of that, I applaud you, and have given you the qualification to compete in the champion's league that will be held in the Rankor Islands."

Ash could not believe it, in his hands was a hard piece of metal that was shining in his face. The imprintation of "Ash Ketchum, Champion of the Kalos League" made him smile, but it was his pokemon he had to thank for the hard work they did. The Kanto native then looked back up towards the champion of Kalos and smiled with shining eyes as he said the next part: "Diantha, thank you so much."

At that very moment the entire stadium burst into cheers following the acceptance of the raven haired trainer's trophy. The fact that there was such a courageous battler that went through hard work in order to get to where he is today clearly allowed for Kalos- no, anyone that was paying attention to the Kalos League welcome Ash to be their champion as well.

"Guys, let's share this victory together, as a team," The raven haired trainer said as he turned around and set the trophy on the floor so that his six pokemon could look at it. Ash put his hand out first, his fingerless glove with the glistening keystone then getting covered by a yellow paw, followed by a green claw and a blood red claw as well that was then followed by orange claws and a blue webbed hand. The last one to put his hand out was Goodra, who was slimy and covered everyone's hand in slime, the pokemon and Ash smiled at it, yes it was weird, but the slime was kind of like the glue that kept the group together, the bond that was shared between everyone.

"TEAM!"

"PIKACHU!"

"SCEPTILE!"

"GOODRA!"

"GRUAW!"

"GRENINJA!"

Everyone shouted at the same time as they raised their hands high into the sky, and a view looking up from the trophy's spot showed the limbs reaching out and covering the sun above while casting a shadow, clearly meaning that they were going to keep going.

"Ash," The raven haired trainer's voice was cut out by a voice he recognized. Looking back down from the platform he was he saw his father smiling up at him. "Congratulations, you did well." Ash was wide eyed with his mouth agape as he heard this, despite everything that he had gone through in the past, his internal conflict was finally being solved for the better. All he could do at that moment was smile.

At the stands:

Serena held her ribbon with a bright smile that radiated to her red tinged cheeks. She could barely believe that it was happening, sure he had just won the league, but the thought of how it finally turned out a reality was what made her happiest. Everyone else was also happy for Ash, their friend had finally come home with a victory for them, specially Calem as he clapped on for his friend. He knew that it was not over and that there were more adventures to come.

Malva on the other hand looked down at the field with excitement as she said a couple of words towards the camera. People all over the stands were cheering for Ash and it was definitely a very loud cheering that everyone had to endure.

With the Elite Four:

"So it looks like Ash has won the league," Siebold said as he sat back in his chair. The water type trainer looked forward with excitement. "This is truly fascinating, he has a fancy Greninja that I cannot wait to battle during his challenge."

Dransa snickered as she looked at the blonde, "You are kidding me, right?" Siebold and Winkstorm looked at the elderly woman with a very confused look. "He is going to challenge the Champion's League in the Rankor Islands, that is where we will know just how strong he really is."

Siebold groaned while Winkstorm looked back at the television screen. "I understand what you mean Dransa. The Champion's League is going to be a real challenge for him to overcome, judging by the fact that all of the winners from the conferences of other regions will be there." With that the three Elite Four members looked on towards the screen watching on until the end of the ceremony.

That night:

Ash was sitting by himself in the light of the stars that formed a blanket of Kalos while looking towards the city of lights in front of him. He was sitting on the side of the same tree where talked to Hau a couple days ago, of course it seemed like a long time for him because of how much has happened since then. Pikachu and the rest of his Pokemon were at his hotel room, where there was a big feast just a couple of hours ago to commemorate his win. In his hands he held the trophy he won while studying it. It shined, yet that was all it did, it was just a piece of metal that he was given for being able to win his battles. Ash sighed as he heard a twig crack behind him.

"Dad if that's you, I know you're there," Ash said into the air while he noticed the presence of someone next to him.

Ashura snickered as he sat down next to his son, "What are you now? A ninja? Anyways, that trophy is not just a solid object, it represents the bond that you share with your Pokemon, the way that you worked hard to be able to reach this stage in your life. It is also your ticket to the Champion's League."

The raven haired trainer looked to the trophy in front of him at that moment, "The Champion's League, huh?"

"You said it yourself, the Kalos League is where the strongest trainers in Kalos go, but this is different, this is for the strongest trainers in the entire world," Ashura then made a pause. "I decided to challenge the Elite Four and the Champion of Kanto instead, but I feel like with the path you want to pursue, you should give it a try and then decide if you want to take on the Elite Four and Champion of Kalos as well."

"I understand," Ash said as he stood up along with his father. "So what about now, where are you headed off to?"

Ash's father took a deep breath and looked off into Lumiose City, "I am going back to a place that I consider home: Pallet Town." Ash went agape as his father kept speaking. "I want to go somewhere to take a break from my traveling for once in a long while… Also," Ashura took a deep breath as he then looked back at his son, "I want to be somewhere where you can find me at any time, so don't be afraid to give me a call every once in awhile."

Ash nodded at the proposal and smiled, "Don't worry dad, you can count on me to keep you updated on what is going on!"

Ashura then flinched and reached into his backpack to grab something: It was a capsule that was then opened to reveal a light brown egg with green leaf marks around it. "I wanted to give this to you, as a congratulations gift."

Ash took the capsule in his hands and looked at it, "It's so nice, thank you."

Ashura smiled as he adjusted his cap, "It is close to hatching and I know that he will be a strong one too." Ash smiled as he watched his father take out a Pokeball that revealed his Dragonite. "Ash, I am going to go home now, it was great seeing you again, don't forget to call me."

"Wait!" Ash shouted as he ran up to his father that was getting on his dragon type pokemon. "Take this home with you, so that you can keep it safe," Ash said as he handed the trophy to his father.

"Wise choice, it does become a burden to carry around, doesn't it?" Ashura joked as he put the trophy in his sac. "It is in good hands, I will set it somewhere nice so that you can come back and see it any time you would like," Ashura assured. "Anyways, for now this is good-bye."

Ash smiled as he watched his father take off into the air, "Good-bye dad, I promise I will call you!" The raven haired trainer then sighed as he put the egg in his backpack. "A goodbye is just a promise to see each other again, to be able to see how much we have grown after a while of being apart and to renew our relationship in a new way possible."

Ash looked out into the night sky with his hand extended to make a fist which reflected in his bright brown eyes. "I will keep going, and I won't give up until the very- no… I won't give up ever!" The scene the zoomed out and into the night sky where it appeared to be going towards the moon, only for the scene to begin to dim…

In a dark place:

Lysandre looked pleased as he watched the boy in front of him that was encapsulated in a white cage. The boy was pale with closed eyes and white shiny dangling hair. His sweater is gray, but has fire patterns coming from the bottom to then extend towards the top. Lysandre watched as his assistant Xerosic administered a fluid into the capsule. "Our ultimate project will soon be complete, now all we need is a little power from Zygarde, and that is all we will need to strengthen him."

"Yes," Lysandre replied as he smirked and looked forward. His scar extending through the side of his face. "Very soon we will complete the operation and we shall make him the strongest."

The scene then positions itself in front of the capsule, where the teenager is while the view goes darker and darker until there is nothing left…

To Be Continued...