Another new story? Sue me, I have too many ideas rushing through this brain of mine.

In other news, the updates for my other stories are already at least half-way done, and should be up later this week.

That said, I want to hear from you guys whether or not I should use the Japanese names for this story- while I am used to the other names from the Anime, I am also on the line about it because nearly every story I've read have used the OTHER names, so please leave a Review, or even PM me what versions of their names I should use for the remaining story.

And because I know I will get questions about it sooner or later, here are the ages in the story(I'm not bothering with people like Professor Oak or Delia, because lets be real here, the reason you all are here is for some Harem-y goodness, and no one cares about them.):

Ash: 17(Some of you might be like 'You forgot Orange Islands and Battle Frontier', but to me, Sinnoh and Battle Frontier happened fairly quickly, so it was all within a year, while Kanto and Orange Islands also happened within the same time span, so it goes Kanto-Johto-Hoenn-Sinnoh-Unova-Kalos, with the end of Kalos making Ash, 17.)

Misty:19(In the Manga she is 12, so I made her older than Ash.)

May:17(I feel like they would be the same age in the Anime if age actually progressed, so there you go.)

Dawn:16(With her, she is obviously younger due to how inexperienced she was and how much Ash taught her through out their adventures.)

Iris:21(Bitch and moan all you want, she just seems like she is around 14 in the Anime with the way she acts... Not that I would know, as I am most likely going to be basing her around the game version, because I much like that one better, as evidenced much later in the chapter.)

Serena:18(... Okay, I don't really have any real reason for that one, I just like older women and didn't want two of the girls to share the same age, so she's a year older. My story, my fetishes.)

I am also probably going to start adding a list of all of Ash's current Pokemon next chapter when he starts to make more captures, or gain more evolved Pokemon so as to not confuse the masses, I just feel this one doesn't need one yet because its more an introductory than anything else. But that is all for now, so ENJOY THE SENPAI!

Ash sighed for what seemed like the hundredth time in the past five minutes as he gazed once more at the case holding all his accomplishment from the past seven years, thinking back with trepidation at all the times he's came so close to the top(Especially in his last attempt back in Kalos.), only to burn out like embers in the wind every time it looked like he would finally complete his dream of becoming a Pokemon Master. He couldn't help but look back at it all and curse his younger self for being so naive, or stupid, thinking himself better than planning for matches ahead of time, or when he chose terrible Pokemon to send out on the field against other Pokemon, or even just his stupidity when it came to battles in general(Seriously, were the fumes from all the pollution getting him back in Unova, or something, to make him even worse than normal?).

Well, there was that one time when Team Rocket actually did something evil right before he had to fight Ritchie in the Indigo League and they tired out most of his Pokemon, but everything else was because of his inadequacy.

The time in Johto when he wasn't prepared to fight against Harrison's Hoenn start, a Blaziken, his inability to knock out Tyson's Pokemon Hariyama and Metagross with less than two Pokemon each because of his lackluster skills, his match-ups to try and counter Tobias's Darkrai weren't exactly what he'd call 'Brilliant', don't even get him started on what happened over in Unova, and he thought it would be a good idea to bring three separate Flying-types to the FINAL ROUNDS in the Kalos region, to face off against pseudo-legendaries like Tyranitar and Metagross, and then choked with Goodra against Alain's Bisharp when he clearly should have won and at least slightly weakened his Charizard for Greninja to finish off, but utterly failed at even that.

Sure, he's won the Orange League, beaten all the Brains in the Battle Frontier, and saved the world and many legendaries countless times, but where has that gotten him?

"Pika?" Glancing over his shoulder briefly, he saw his best friend since he had first became a Pokemon trainer standing near the doorway, tilting his head in confusion as he likely wondered what Ash was doing. "Hey buddy. Just looking at our Badges and what-not, thinking back on old memories." Now he was starting to sound like Professor Oak, with how old he sounded. He breathed out. "I can't help but look back on all my failures, all the times I came up short. Think about what I'd have done differently had I been wiser, more prepared, mature." As the small electric mouse climbed his shoulder to get closer to him, the Electric-type gave him a deadpan look that caused him to chuckle. "Okay, maturer." He lifted a hand up and held against the case, directly over where his first eight badges he had ever collected were placed.

"Pikachu, do you think I'll ever reach my goal of being a Pokemon Master…?" He couldn't help but question the only other living creature in the room, even if it wasn't able to give him an actual answer. "Chaaa…" He sighed again as his partner rubbed his cheek affectionately against his. "Yeah, I know… Maybe it's just time I give up on the trainer circuit for good. I mean, placing in all those tournaments, and especially the ones on our side-journeys, didn't really leave me bad off- in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if I could buy a mansion the same size as Mr. Goodshows and be able to coast by for quite a few years. I mean, I'm 17, for Mew's sake! If I haven't been able to achieve my goals after this long, I doubt any more time will change that. So maybe I really should just hang up the towel and move on with my life…"

With one last pained gaze directed at his rights of victory over so many leaders and professional battlers, he turned on his heels and walked out of the room, his Pikachu desperately trying to get him to cheer up and gain some more confidence in himself all the trip back to his bedroom.

What he failed to notice, though, was the near tear filled eyes of his own mother inside of the kitchen, who was eavesdropping the whole time. "Oh, my poor Ashy-kins… He's so, so, depressed!" She walked out of the kitchen and took a seat on her couch, sniffling as she did. "He's a good boy, really he is! He doesn't deserve half the things he's had happen to him, truly!" Grabbing a tissue from a box nearby, she blew her nose into it. "Oh how I hate to see him so down… All he needs is a little push in the right direction to get him back on his feet! But, how is he going to get that push? While I'm sure if he wins some kind of important battle against someone significant to the Pokemon community, he'd probably get back to his old self. But on the flip side, if he loses, I doubt he'd be able to make a comeback ever again! Oh, what's a mother to do…"

Holding her head in her hands as she silently wept into them, she paused as she moved slightly on her furniture, hearing a slight crinkling sound that usually depicted the rustling of paper. "Oh my goodness, I almost forgot about the tickets Mimey won in that raffle yesterday. Hm, maybe all Ashy needs is a break from his usual adventures?" Thinking it over, the Ketchum matriarch quickly shook her head. "No, that won't work. Ash is much too stir-crazy to be able to enjoy a form of vacation. And if what I've heard from his various assortment of friends is to be believed, he's only gotten worse in that regard over the years-"

After mentioning his companions, the woman froze as a rather sinister thought came to her.

"A vacation might be just what he needs, but he's much too dense to realize what is good for him, so maybe a few extra hands is exactly what he needs to help him relax." Giggling to herself in amusement(If anyone overheard her, they'd instead say she had gone off the deep end and was enjoying this a little too much.), she quickly left to go make a few calls to some of the few numbers she actually had kept track of over the years. "And who knows- maybe with this he'll fulfill his wish of being a Pokemon Master and I'll fulfill my wish of getting little grandbabies to spoil rotten!"

In his room, a sleeping Ash couldn't stop the shiver that made its way up his spine.

"A vacation?" A skeptical Ash awoke the next morning, feeling as terrible as he had the previous night, to his mother cheerfully waking him up to tell him about some tickets to some vacation hot-spot that was all the rage across the various regions at the moment that his mother's Mr. Mime had won in a giveaway 2 days prior. "That's right, honey! He won two tickets, and as a Pokemon, he gets to travel free of charge with his owner, so he wanted me and you to join him to this lovely resort!" "Wow, that's great, mom, but I don't think I'm really up for a trip at the time being…" His mother, however, waved him off as she went about his room with a suitcase, putting various outfits of his into them as she packed his stuff for him.

"Nonsense, dear! You look positively stressed out from your last league participation, and this would be the perfect time to wind-down and relax from constantly traveling from region to region!" "I don't know…" "Ka Chuu!" Pikachu chose this time to rear his head from under a stray shirt of his(When did he do that?) and jumped up at the possibility of some time off. "You wanna go, Pikachu?" "Pika Pi!" He enthusiastically nodded his head as he leapt onto Ash's bed to sit beside his trainer. "I suppose if Pikachu wants to go, I can't say no."

"Grand!" His mother clasped her hands together in happiness. "So the plane takes off in about two hours-" "Wait, what?" "-So while I'm packing up your things, why don't you go collect your Pokemon from Professor Oak's lab?" Ash was staring at his mother, confused. "Collect, my… Pokemon?" "Oh, that's right, I forgot to tell you! Professor Oak has a cousin over in Alola that he wants to deliver an egg to, so I went over there yesterday to talk to him, and he said that in exchange for bringing that egg to his cousin, he'd allow you to bring ALL your Pokemon with you during our stay in Alola!" That was a lie, of course, because she had gone to see the famous professor yesterday to tell him of her plan to help get Ash out of his funk, and he was able to pull some strings(It didn't hurt that the one he was pulling strings for was the savior of the world several times over, and quite an accomplished trainer as well.) to allow Ash to hold all of his Pokemon until he reached his cousin, who would then take over as caretaker for the boys Pokemon in his stead.

He was little too elated in her opinion to be rid of a certain Pokemon made of gunk and her babies 30 Tauros, so that probably helped convince him to be honest.

"I can what?" For his part, the aspiring Pokemon Master was shell shocked. He'd never had more than six Pokemon on him at a time, and now he was being told he was to be responsible for everyone of his Pokemon suddenly? "I don't think I want to do that, mom. Not only am I not prepared enough to take them all with me, there would rarely be time to release all of them to allow them to roam free, so I'd rather just have them stay at Professor Oak's lab, if it's all the same…" "Don't worry about that, sweety! You'll only need to carry them with you on the plane, and as soon as we land, we can take them to Professor Oak's cousin's place- I hear he has a vast space for keeping Pokemon just like the one here in Pallet!" While Ash was still hesitant to be given responsibility of all his Pokemon, even if it would be short lived, he couldn't deny the thought of all his Pokemon being with him and enjoying a change of scenery for once was very tempting.

"Well, if the Professor thinks it's okay…" "Of course he does, sweetie! So why don't you go get them while I get things ready here?" Acquiescing to his mother's request, he exited his home and started making his way to the Oak's Ranch where his Pokemon were held. "Man, was it just me, or was mom being pushier than usual, Pikachu?" "Chuuuu." Seeing the Pikachu nodding sagely on his shoulder, the teen couldn't help but sweatdrop at his Pokemon's self-assurance. "As long as it wasn't just me…" Walking up the steps to the Ranch, Ash knocked on the door three times, and waited for a minute before the door opened up. "Hey, Professor, you said you wanted me to-" Pausing mid-sentence when he saw that no one was in the doorway, Ash looked left and right to try and find who opened the door.

"Pika?" Looking down to see what his buddy was curiously gandering at, Ash was surprised to see a tiny pink cat standing gazing up at him with wide, dark violet eyes. "Is that… A shiny Espurr?" And just as quick as he had seen it, it had been replaced by… His hat? "Did it just teleport away and remove my hat at the same time?" Reaching up to scratch his head in confusion, he was startled by the tiny paws that gripped his finger before it could get a chance to do any scratching. "Um, Pikachu, is the Espurr… Sitting on my head?" "Pi." "So sorry for the wait, Ash, I was running around the lab looking for a- ah, I see you found her anyway." A panting, grey-haired man came into view from around the corner and stopped to catch his breath. "I'm surprised… You were able to catch her. Little thing loves… To use Trick to switch herself with objects… All around my lab." The man finally seemed to regain his bearings as he stood up straight and walked over to a confused Ash.

"I wouldn't say I caught her, so much as she caught me." Gesturing to his caught finger with his free hand, the Oak sighed and picked her up off the young man's head. "Strange, she was exceptionally shy around my other assistants." As Ash drooped down and took his hat off the ground, he dusted it off and placed it back on his head. "So why do you have an Espurr here in Kanto in the first place?" "Ah, that-" He stopped as he gripped a hat in his hands where a Pokemon once was settled and looked back to Ash, only to chuckle. "Well, it looks like she's grown rather attached to you already." Receiving a questioning stare in return, he opted to walk back into his lab and wave the trainer and his Pokemon inside with him.

"You see, Professor Sycamore called me a week back, saying that he had come upon a whole nest of Espurr and Meowstic near Lumiose city. Normally that wouldn't be so much of an issue, had it not been for some renegades who were attempting to steal the Pokemon tono doubt use for nefarious purposes. Luckily the authorities were able to stop them, but the nest was compromised, and the entirety of its populace then changed locations from right outside the city- to inside its limits." Ash had to wince at that little tidbit. Nothing good ever came from messing with Pokemon's natural habitats, and when said Pokemon then go to a nearby town or city because their other home was disturbed, well-

It didn't end well for anyone.

"The police over there are doing everything they can to prevent an outright revolution, with Espurr and Meowstic as the catalyst, but they haven't been having much luck. They have, however, caught a few of the critters, and because they doubt that the Pokemon's ecosystems will ever go back into the wild, they wanted to know if they could domesticate them so as to prevent dozens upon dozens of Meowstic and Espurr from roaming the streets of the city. That's where I come in, since I am the leading Professor when it comes to observing Pokemon in their natural habitats, and they wanted me to see how well a domestication of one of these Pokemon would go. Sadly for them, it hasn't worked out quite as well as they had hoped, as the test subject, while not overly hostile, is just not meant to be domesticated- they prefer the outside world compared to being cramped inside a building, after all. So I'll have to give them my findings soon and give them the bad news."

At that, the Professor paused as he thought about something. "Say, Ash, why don't you take the young Espurr off my hands?" Ash was, once again in within the last 24 hours, surprised. "Me? Don't you want to continue whatever experimentation you have already been doing with her?" "I have already finished every test I could think to conduct with her, now all that's left is to either send her back to Kalos, or send her out here, in the wilds, and hope she adapts because she just will not stay in my lab no matter how much I try to get her to. She's too used to the outside for that- which is where you come in, my dear boy. You're a trainer, and aside from the fact that you have yet to capture a proper Psychic type, I know you would take good care of her, and you travel a lot, which is exactly what this little Espurr wants and needs. Plus, like I've said before- she obviously has taken quite a shine to you."

Ash was about to reach up to scratch his head in nervousness, but remembered just in time that the little cat-esque Pokemon was still sitting on his head. "I don't know, Professor. I just met her, she just met me, I don't think she'd want to come with-" He was stopped short as the tiny head of the one foot tall Pokemon leaned over his forehead so that she could lock eyes with him, and he could see in her eyes that she most definitely didn't want to stay here, and she was more than willing to tag along with him if it meant some sort of freedom without risking possibly dying in the Kanto wilds or being caught by villains like Team Rocket. "I… I can't just say no to a face like that, now can I?" Giving a crooked smile, he reached up to pet the small creature a bit, causing her to give out a little cry in content as she purred into his hand.

"Excellent, excellent! Now, I know your flight takes off in a little less than two hours, so let me just get you your Pokemon, and you can be on your way with my Pokemon Egg-" Suddenly, an explosion nearly rocked the laboratory as it seemed some kind of battle was taking place outside. "Woah! I didn't know any of my Pokemon grew this rowdy!" "That's because they didn't." A grave Oak informed him as he slowly went white and rushed out of the building into the backyard with the older man on his tail. "What the-" Examining the yard, Ash was on edge when he couldn't find what made that explosion, nor any of his Pokemon, either. "Where are my Pokemon?" "They might be in the woods over at the end of the pasture. Lets go." Giving a nod, the two made their way to the forest behind the Oak estate, and would have entered it had a blur not sped past them and landed on the ground some feet away.

Looking at it while the dust settled from its unpleasant landing, the brunette trainer was startled and relieved to see that it was one of his Pokemon. "Bayleef! Are the others under attack?!" Shaking her head to regain her composure, the Grass Pokemon stood back up, and to her immense delight, saw her trainer standing not far from her. "Bay!" Normally, she would have gone up to him to give him a bone breaking tackle/hug, but when she saw the figure that stepped out of the woods into view, she dropped her facial features into a glare as she started to march towards it.

"Bayleef?" Her trainer tried to ask her once more, but her attention was on the very front of the forest, so he turned around and inspected it for anything strange as well. Not long after that, did a relatively small Pokemon come out of the dense foliage, revealing it to be a Wigglytuff with it's cheeks puffed out in what Ash assumed was either annoyance or anger. "A Wigglytuff is attacking the Ranch? How much weirder can this day get-" Speaking drew the Pokemon's attention to Ash, and he could have sworn it became even angrier than it was before, as if he did something to it in the past and it was more than ready to get revenge for it as it shot out a random Thunderbolt to try and fry him.

Freaking out at seeing the bolt of lightning, Ash rolled to the side as the attack slammed into his previous position. "Hey, what gives?!" Feeling rather indignant at being targeted like that, he decided to counter back at his current foe. "Bayleef, use Razor Leaf to cut this Wigglytuff down to size!" Giving a cry of her name, his Pokemon complied to his command and shot out severeal sharp leaves that honed in on the Normal type. "Wiggly!" But it easily countered the Bayleefs attack by shooting out a stream of intense heat Ash knew was a Flamethrower. "Dodge it, quick!" Sadly his Pokemon looked as unprepared for the surprise counter as he was and was soon swallowed up in the attack.

"Bayleef!" Ignoring the fact that there was a stream of flames between him and his Pokemon, Ash, the ever noble dunce, was about to go over and try to help his Grass-type out had he not been held back by the Professor(Oh yeah, he forgot he tagged along, too.). "Let me go! I need to-" "Calm down, Ash. There's nothing you can do to help her, anyway. Besides that, all your companions have been here at my lab for a long time, now- some for years! And the last thing they have been doing in that time is laze about and not improve." Not getting what the old man was saying, the brunette was about to make a rebuttal, but it became stuck in his throat when the fire dimmed down and his Pokemon was shown to be fine and shielded behind a golden cube. "Light Screen…?" "Indeed. Each of your Pokemon have been training intensely, in the last year especially, just in case you would call upon them again when the need for them arose."

Well now he just felt terrible for never using them all as much as they deserved over the years and only further fueled his negative thoughts.

Reprimanding himself for his idiotic actions could come later, though. Right now his Pokemon needed his help! "Alright, now I'm mad. Bayleef!" "Le?" "You ready to show me the fruits of your labor?" "Bay bay!" He couldn't stop the smile from spreading across his face as his Johto starter started jumping up and down in excitement. "When you put it like that, I can't help but start to get pumped up as well! Let's grab that rowdy 'Tuff with a Vine Whip!" Snapping her head to the side, vines shot out from the sprouts on the Bayleefs neck and sped at the balloon Pokemon faster than it could react, and gripped onto it's long ears. "Now feed it a Body Slam!" Giving another cry of her name, and with a tug of force that wasn't necessarily needed when the target in question weighed less than thirty pounds, the startled Normal type became airborne for all of five seconds before it was harshly slammed into the ground hard enough to kick up a dust cloud.

Ash wasn't one to let sleeping dogs lie, however.

"Quick, before it can regain its composure! Use-" He was unable to finish when the Pokemon shot out of the dispersed cloud faster than any Wigglytuff had any right to be, and it was curled up in a ball with a metallic sheen covering its body. "What the- Gyro Ball? How diverse is this things move pool?!" Before he could order a retreat though, the speedy technique slammed into his Bayleef, making her yell in pain as she was thrown back from the force of the move. Seeing the Pokemon not looking remotely ready to let up on the offensive, Ash tried to make his next move. "Razor Leaf to distract it and escape far enough to start using Synthesis!" His faithful Pokemon had other plans, it seemed, as instead of shooting out the tiny blades of leaves like normal, she began to glow a vibrant green color that Ash usually took for Overgrowth being used, and let loose a torrent of leaves in a hurricane like fashion that easily stalled the Wigglytuff and even knocked it out of its move while inflicting major damage.

"Woah, that one was Leaf Storm!" That was one of the strongest, and also one of the hardest, Grass type moves a Pokemon could learn, and to be able to use it without being fully evolved was no small feat. Just how much was his Bayleef training to be able to get that down…? The Pokemon he was thinking about was currently panting heavily as the green glow surrounding it faded away, most likely from the aftermath of using such a double-edged sword move. "That was amazing, girl!" She gave off a weak noise in gratitude as he walked near her and kneeled to pet her. "You sure showed that thing who was the-" He saw his Bayleef's eyes widen and she knocked him away from her just as an icy blue beam struck her and almost immediately froze her ina giant chunk of ice. "BAYLEEF!"

He turned around to glare at a snickering Wigglytuff while his Pikachu jumped from his shoulders and started growling and emitting enough electricity from his cheeks to power Pallet for a week. "You think this is funny?!" "Wiggly, wiggly tuff!" Its cheeks puffed out in irritation again as it withdrew what looked like a marker from somewhere on its body and waved it at the teen angrily. "Pi…?" Pikachu tilted his head and studied the Fairy Pokemon for a minute, before his eyes widened and he turned to his trainer. "What is it, Pikachu?" He made some faces while puffing out his cheeks and mimicked singing, and then falling asleep, and it finally dawned on Ash. "Wait, this is the Jigglypuff from all the way back when we traveled Kanto and Johto?" "Cha!" Giving a nod, Ash warily glared at the Wigglytuff. "Okay, but why is it apparently attacking Oak's Ranch, then?" Once more his best friend played charades with him, and he was almost completely lost when he looked like he was stabbing at air and then pretended he was struck by something and then falling over, dead.

"I… Have no idea what you are trying to tell me. It wants to recruit Pokemon and mine didn't want to go with it so it attacked the others?" A shake of his head. "It wants to kill us all?" Another shake. "What, does it, like, want to take over Pallet and enslave the humans and make them listen to its singing, so it brought with it an army of Pokemon that my own are currently battling against in mortal combat to ensure the safety of my home?" He looked absolutely surprised and vigorously nodded. "Wait, I was right?! I was just guessing!" Apparently not one for being ignored, the annoyed, and evolved Jigglypuff sucked in some air, and utterly blasted the ear drums of everything in front of it within a 1000 foot radius with a Hyper Voice. "Gah!" Clamping his hands over his ears so to try and not become permanently deaf, he was unable to catch his Pikachu as his Pokemon's own ears began to kill him and he was sent flying from the force of the attack.

Even as the move died down, the trainers ears were ringing too loudly to hear much else, but he was able to see the near blinding white flash of light forming behind the balloon Pokemon and eventually form rainbow colored rays of light that shot forward with the intent to take him out. 'Dazzling Gleam, too? Seriously, how many moves does this thing KNOW?!' Watching the Fiary move make its way to him, he braced himself for a world of hurt, but it was unneeded because the large block of ice holding a Bayleef-cicle glew in an an intense light before it shattered and the large frame of his now evolved Meganium shot in front of him and blocked the attack with a powerful Light Screen. "Bayleef?! You evolved!" "Ganium!" His Pokemon looked back at him happily and nodded before turning back to the front to glare at an angry Wigglytuff.

"Wigglyyyyyy-" The final form of Igglybuff sucked in air once more, to Ash's consternation, but instead of letting out an ear piercing scream, a large breath of fire shot out in the form of a kanji and soared at the both of them. "Uh, you think a Light Screen is going to block that?" She once more surpassed his expectations of her in the same day and once more started to grow a light green. "Leaf Storm isn't gonna make it through that blaze, Megani-" He was interrupted as she roared and lifted up her fore legs and slammed them onto the ground. Not soon after, absolutely massive roots as thick as the largest of tree trunks sprouted from the ground with large growths in the form of thorns sticking out of various places, and flew in a straight row, completely halting the Fire attack and dissipating it as the progress of the plants continued on to the stunned Normal/Fairy hybrid and hit it, knocking it both into the sky, and out for the count.

"That, was, awesome! You did a great job, Meganium!" He went from praising his Pokemon's battle and new evolution to paling from his Pokemon's new evolution as her attention went back to him and she prepared to tackle and nuzzle him like she usually does. "Meganium, I know you want to show your affection, but I don't think that would be a very good IDEA!" He lost his breath as she finally tackled him to the ground, pinning him to it with her newly added weight as she rubbed her face against his. "Heh heh, I love you too, girl, but you're kind of suffocating me…" Thankfully for him, the Professor came up not too long after and managed to pull the large Grass-type off him(But not without sending him a glare that promised untold amounts of pain if he got between her and her trainer again, though.). Pikachu also came back from wherever it was that last Hyper Voice threw him to, and he quickly looked around to see if there was a fight still going on.

And promptly got squashed as the body of the unconscious pink puffball unceremoniously fell on top of him.

"I'm glad that's over now, but what about the others? They could still be in danger!" As soon as Ash had spoken his fears, low vibrations could be felt from the ground, coming from the direction of the forest. All the beings in the vicinity turned their stares to the surrounding trees as a knocked out Jigglypuff flew out of the camouflage of the forest and landed not too far from where Pikachu was trying to get out of from under his pink and white entrapment. Not long after, more and more Pokemon were thrown out into the clearing, all knocked out and all either sharing the Normal or Fairy typing of the apparent 'Leader' of this rebellion.

More Jigglypuffs, Marills, an Azumarill, Rattatas, a couple of Raticates, a Kirlia(Aren't those only native to Hoenn?), a few Clefairy's, a lone Clefable, some Pidgey and Pidgeotto, he could see Spearow(How had it managed to get those aggressive, crazy birds to join its cause?!), a pair of Doduo and its evolution, Dodrio, he swore he saw an Ursaring in that growing pile of bodies before it was consumed by more Pokemon, a trio of Eevees(Okay, for real, how far had this thing gone to get allies for its plans if it could find three of some of the rarest Pokemon in Kanto AND Johto?), a Mime Jr., quite a plethora of Snubulls(Didn't really surprise him, since he's heard of how fierce and vicious those things could get.), and-

Was that a Togekiss?!

After the bodies were stopped being thrown, it was easy to see there were more than enough Pokemon in that pile to outnumber even all the Pokemon he's ever owned in his entire career, and they were all beaten and unconscious. Also after the pile stopped growing, his Pokemon all came out of the foliage and bolted into the clearing to see if their were still Pokemon to be beaten, all looking no worse for wear, but relaxed when all they saw was the Professor, their trainer, and evolved Johto starter, and a squashed yellow rat trying his damndest to escape from under Pokemon that didn't honestly weigh that much at all.

Wait, their TRAINER?!

"Woah!" Surprisingly it was his Muk that charged at him first and smothered him in a 'Hug'(It was a relative term when it came to a giant gelatinous glob of goo.). The other Pokemon weren't shy about their affections either and they all charged forward and went to greet their trainer with gusto. "Hey, hey, easy! I don't have super strength like you Pokemon, and can be broken rather quickly if you squeeze too hard!" Despite his protests, Ash couldn't stop himself from laughing and feeling joy when all his Pokemon jumped him and tried to get his attention. "Okay everyone, I know you must have missed your trainer a lot, but like I told you all earlier, you'll get your chance to be close to him once you reach Alola!" All his Pokemon groaned in dissatisfaction, and Ash couldn't stop the happiness that sprouted in his being when his Pokemon showed their disappointment in not being able to spend more time with him.

It also made his disappointment and despair in himself grow for not bonding or hanging out with his Pokemon more than he has, and it showed on his face for all his Pokemon to see.

Not that he knew that, of course, thinking he was actually hiding it rather well.

"Everyone get inside the lab, and my assistant will help you find your way to your Pokeballs so you can be ready for travel!" His Pokemon complied with the elder Oak's orders, and they all left for the lab, leaving only himself, Professor Oak, the Espurr that somehow had kept her position on his head throughout all of this mess, Pikachu(Still struggling to move the bigger fluffball, to his amusement.), Meganium(Who most likely didn't want him to leave her sight with all these wild Pokemon still out here, even if they were fainted.), and a massive pile of Fairy and Normal Pokemon.

"Oh. What are we going to do with all these wild Pokemon, Professor? I doubt we can just let them back out into Kanto after what they just did?" His retainer when it came to Pokemon hummed in thought while he stroked his chin. "Well, something like this happening isn't necessarily unprecedented, but it almost certainly never happens on this scale- the only exception that I can think of would be what happened in Kalos with the Meowstic and Espurr. Usually it's only around five to ten Pokemon attacking a city or town because they disturbed their habitat or something along those lines. And even then they are usually just knocked out kept in captivity to be watched over or sent back into the wild under severe supervision; neither of which I think can happen in this case." Ash scratched his head as he sighed. "Can't you, I don't know, capture them all and give them out to trainers you know you can trust?"

The Professor actually stopped and considered the idea. "Well, it is certainly plausible. But the main problem with that is I only know a few people, as since you and Gary started years ago there hasn't really been many new and upcoming trainers, and most that I knew beforehand have either quit or retired. While I am certain I can give out the weaker of the bunch to new trainers when they come around or trade them off to other Professors and the like, the other ones, the stronger specimens, are much too dangerous to hand out to beginning trainers, and I doubt the other Professors would like such destructive Pokemon on their hands. And the only real trainer I can trust them with at the moment, would be you." Ash blinked in shock at that. "M-Me? But what about Gary, or one of the Gym Leaders?" The Oak sighed. "Sadly, Gary has retired from all things Pokemon that doesn't involve research, and their are no Fairy or Normal type gyms to trade away the majority of these off to. Besides that, most of the Gym Leaders tend to want to capture and train a Pokemon by themselves over getting one for nothing that is already powerful. Realistically, you are the best option at this point."

Ash was still hesitant about even considering taking in more Pokemon, especially when he has already failed, in his eyes, the ones he already owns and calls his best friends. But before he could once again deny his requisites for the task of taking those Pokemon, the choice was taken out of his hand when he felt ten separate vines attach themselves to his belt and take off the Pokeballs he always had on hand, just in case he needed to make a capture at any moment(Though he wasn't expecting that moment to be now.), and he saw them throw the balls at the Wigglytuff, Azumarill, Kirlia, Clefable, the Ursaring(So he WASN'T imagining things!), all three Eevees, a Snubbull, and the Togekiss, and saw them all get sucked in as they all shook three times and dinged, signaling their capture.

He turned his slack jawed face towards an innocently whistling Grass type who wouldn't directly make eye contact with him.

"It appears that Meganium chose for you." The Professor chuckled good naturedly at the still innocent looking Pokemon. "Regardless, I would have had to given you the Pokemon anyway, because it was your Pokemon that beat them, so they technically, by right, are yours." Ash just sighed in resignation. "Oh, and one other thing before you go to collect the others." The Professor for everything Pokemon reached into his labs coat and pulled out four Pokeballs before throwing them up, releasing what was was inside into the outside world. Ash immediately recognized one of them as his Squirtle, and after a second, he became stunned from the realization that Oak had procured his Primeape for him.

He most definitely didn't recognize the Gengar, though, but the Pidgeot seemed at least somewhat familiar to him.

"Squirtle!" "Ape! Ape!" His Squirtle waved its hand as the Fighting-type jumped forward and bent Ash down, putting a hand around his neck as he stole Ash's hat and gave him a friendly noogy. "Ow, good to see you too, Primeape!" While he said that, he was once again filled with guilt at seeing another of his Pokemon that he entirely ignored, only he one was by far the worst of his victims to date. Ash could literally count the times he had even sent him outside his Pokeball on one hand in the time he's had him, and he was only remembered him because of a whim the Professor had! But, shaking his self-depreciation for the moment, he looked to the two other Pokemon that had been summoned from the Pokeballs the grandfather of Gary had on hand.

"Um, Professor, who are the other two Pokemon?" The Oak raised an eyebrow in astonishment. "While I know you haven't properly captured the Haunter Sabrina traded me a week ago saying that it was yours from your first trip around Kanto, I could have sworn you were rather fond of that Pidgeotto of yours that evolved before you left it with its flock." Eyes widening as he remembered who both Pokemon were, he looked over to see the Pidgeot seemingly hurt that he didn't remember her, and a cackling Gengar who phased through the ground and reappeared behind Primeape, swiping his hat and enraging the Pokemon enough to make it try to chase around the shadow.

"Dear Arceus, I didn't even recognize you Pidgeot! You've gotten so… Big!" It was true. His Pidgeot, even when it was a Pidgeotto, was a rather small example of its species, being about half-a-foot shorter than what an average Pidgeot was meant to be(But still being big enough to be larger than even a big Pidgeotto, hence why it became flock leader so easily.). But now, she was even taller than HIM(And being 5'9, that is well over the height any Pidgeot had the right to be.), probably around six feet, with a wingspan of over a ten feet. It was an honest mistake, but seeing it hurt his Pidgeot made it hurt him more than any physical wound could. Luckily he was easily forgiven, and his Pokemon flew over next to him and started nuzzling him. "Not that I'm unhappy to see you, but what are you doing here? I thought you had a flock to protect?" His bird chirped and nudged her head towards the pile of Pokemon, more specifically towards the Pidgey and Pidgeotto.

"Um, I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that the Wigglytuff convinced your specific flock to try and take over the human world?" The dry look she sent him told him all he needed to know. "Well, that would explain why she flew here a few days ago with her Pokeball looking heavily annoyed…" "O-kay, and what about Hau- er, Gengar?" "That… I actually don't know anything about. Sabrina called me a week ago, saying something along the lines of 'His training is complete', and just sent him over in a Pokeball because she thought you were his rightful owner, and once he was traded over he just… Evolved." Glancing at the Pokemon in question and seeing it being chased unsuccessfully by monkey, he turned back to Professor Oak. "So I take it you withdrew Squirtle and Primeape to spend some time with me on my vacation, and are giving me Pidgeot and Gengar so I can reacquaint myself with them over the trip as well?"

Giving a nod, the Professor gave a once over at a pocket watch he withdrew from his pocket and clicked his tongue. "That's right, and your flight leaves in about half-an-hour, so your reunion will have to be put on hold for now so you can collect the rest and be on your way with the egg I mentioned to your mother yesterday." While the older of the two males walked inside his lab to help his assistants prepare all of Ash's Pokemon, the young man who owned said Pokemon went around and picked up the stray Pokeballs that now littered the yard thanks to his third fully evolved grass starter while returning everyone but the starter and his own starter.

"Pika!" To which the little mouse sent a shock of electricity through the teens body at not helping him get out of his pink and white death trap earlier. "Hey, I helped you out eventually, didn't I?!"

"So, this is Alola?" Ash tipped his hat upward(His original hat from when he first started as a trainer- he was surprised he hadn't outgrown this thing. Guess what Misty used to say about him having a big head actually WAS true…) to view the island resort they had landed near, and examined the surrounding area as well that was filled to the brim with people in swimsuits, summer clothes, uniforms, or just nothing at all(He had to wince at that discovery- why would they allow a nudist beach right next to an airport?!).

It made him feel way too overdressed in his black red and blue sneakers, black jeans, white t-shirt, and black open hoodie(He would have worn more suitable clothing, but he had to figure out the hard way about ten minutes before leaving for their flight a few days prior that almost all his old clothes from after his Unova excursion, but before his Kalos run, had been outgrown, so he had to rush into a garage-sale and gift shop, respectively, to buy more appropriate wear for his vacation.).

"Meh, I dressed as a girl before. What do I care?" Hearing the snickering, he glared at the mouse on his shoulder. "You don't ever speak of that to anyone." Adjusting his hold on the shiny Pokemon he was cradling in his arms on the behalf of one of his greatest benefactors, he sighed as he once more hefted the rather heavy(He could only carry about ten Pokeballs on his belt, so his backpack that was holding most of his things and about 70 Pokeballs, and while negligible in weight individually, in droves of dozens, it was quite substantial.) backpack he was hauling around. "But that aside, does anyone else think that this place looks way too… Cartoonish? Is that a description?"

"No. I just think you're trying to get out of this vacation, honey." His mother walked alongside him, in an actual dress and cardigan that fitted in with the local attire in this part of the region as she read a map, detailing them on where to go. "Hey, mom, you sure we are going in the right direction?" His mother looked up from the piece of paper with indignation written all over her face. "Why, Ash! Are you saying that I am purposefully leading us from where we should be heading?!" Her son sweatdropped. "No, but-" He pointed to a spot on the map. "-You told me we were supposed to go here, but you just told us to hitch a right when where we are going is to the left." His mother blinked and looked back to the map, before turning back to her only child. "Well what do you know? We ARE going in the wrong direction!" Ash just sighed and placed his free hand on his face. "You know, maybe I should be leading us so we actually GET there…"

"Ha! Am I hearing things, or did Ash Ketchum just say he would actually lead ANYBODY to where they needed to go?" While Ash stiffened up at the decidedly feminine voice that sounded very familiar, his Pikachu's eyes widened and he jumped off his shoulder to excitedly greet the new comer.

Delia was just watching in the background, fist pumping while crying in abject Anime fashion, rejoicing in the thought of having grandkids within the next nine to ten months.

"M-M-Misty?!" Turning around, he was shocked to find that it really WAS his first ever traveling companion in the flesh, giggling- GIGGLING- as Pikachu animatedly chirped at her in his language, on the exact spot he would be on his shoulder but on hers. "Heya, Ash, Pikachu! It's a real pleasure to see that you're here, too!" Laughing once more as the yellow rodent started nuzzling her, she studied Ash… Appreciatingly? "Nice clothes, Ashy-boy." While she was really complimenting on his outfit, he thought she was being sarcastic and he automatically went on the defensive. "Y-Yeah, well, you know how it is. This whole trip here was a last minute thing and I already outgrew my last set of outfits and I had like, a minute before the plane took off so I just, grabbed what worked. But that's besides the point!" He huffed in indignation. "Why are you here?" "Oh you know, just needed a vacation is all. A girl can only take so much work at a gym before she has to just let loose."

As she twirled a lock of her hair, Ash finally noticed she had changed her own outfit since he last saw her, and was now without her side ponytail, leaving her hair to flow free, and instead of shorts, overalls, and a tank top, was instead wearing a white one piece swimsuit with blue trimming, white sandals, and a baby blue overcoat with a light blue lining, cuffs, and innards. Overall, a major step up in his opinion(Not that he would ever tell her that, however.), but needing to get one last jab in on her, he smirked. "I guess you wouldn't know how much one could take then, would you?" Ah, she started fuming just like old times.

Before she could do anything like sick a Gyarados on him(Or worse, get the mallet!), their reunion was interrupted by someone jumping on his back and wrapping their arms around his neck while squealing excitedly, and to Ash's confusion, he felt two very large, but very soft objects squashing into his upper back. "Ash, it is sooooooo good to see you again!" Wait, he knew that voice, too! "What on- May? You're here too?" "You betcha, Mister!" The girl got off his back and moved in front of him, where she smiled and held her hands behind her back(Ash also noted the sour look Misty gave the brunette behind her back, but didn't understand why that was.). "I heard that the Alola region was a great hot spot for vacations and for tourists, so, considering I just got done with winning the Hoenn Grand Festival, I decided to treat myself." The girl smirked and latched herself onto his arm, confusing him more. "And wouldn't you know it, you are here too! Now we can spend some quality time together and-"

"Woah, woah, woah! Back up there, jugs!" Misty split the two of them, glaring daggers at the new girl(Or maybe it was at her chest… Nah, he was just imagining things.), who Ash just noticed had also had an outfit change. While the bandana was the same from all those years ago, she was now wearing only a crimson bikini top that really hugged her, uh, chest, with black trimming, and a sarong of the same shade and lining tied into a knot on her left side hid what she had on her bottom half. She had a pair of red sandals on, though, that made Ash think she spent more on them than he had for his whole outfit(To be fair, he did get these from a garage sale.). "Me and Ash have to catch up first! I haven't seen him longer than you, so you can just wait your turn!" The busty girl just gave the slightly taller female an amused smirk as she crossed her arms under her chest to make it that much more noticeable, to the ginger haired girls consternation.

"I don't know, red, Ash seems like the type of guy that would prefer the company of refined women, such as myself." "What, you mean the type of woman that goes around slogging any man that's willing?!" "Hey! Just because I have a chest and you don't, doesn't mean I make-out with any old sleaze, alright?!" "No chest!" As the two continued arguing, Ash's uncomfortableness only grew in size as they each looked like they were a step away from throttling each other(A small, easily ignored part of his brain told him to make that to happen.), and was about to try and diffuse the situation(Read: Set their anger at the other onto him.), when a small, dainty hand touched his free hand, making him jump and almost lose his grip on the tiny Espurr who still didn't look like it knew what was going on.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to surprise you so much." Shifting his head to see who had spoke, he was astonished to see yet another of his traveling companions(Was Brock gonna come out of the shadows to start hitting on the various women in Alola, he had to wonder.), only she was now without her signature beanie hat, and was wearing a bright yellow sport top type swimsuit, along with a similar colored ruffled skirt to cover her more private areas, and finished it with a fancy looking purse in emerald green and sandals the same shade of the purse(Okay, seriously. What was with the females with footwear that costed more than what he usually spends on food in a week-). "Dawn. I suppose you are on vacation as well?" The girl shrugged and looked at the still bickering girls. "Eh, sort of. I really just came here to see and maybe catch some new Pokemon for a reattempt at the Kanto Grand Festival." Ash narrowed his eyes before they snapped open and he clicked his fingers at remembering something. "Oh yeah! Didn't you win the Johto grand contest about two years ago? Congrats!" He sent a grin her way, and her face flushed a cute shade of pink before she glanced away and waved him off.

"Oh, you know, it's not really anything grand compared to what I've heard about Misty and Iris." Hearing both names come into conversation, Ash became intrigued. "Something happen? What have you heard?" "Wait, you haven't heard?" She gaped at him before pulling it together and dropping the bombshell. "Well, I heard that Lorelai is retiring within the next year or two, and she chose Misty to be her replacement as a member of the Kanto Elite 4!" Ash's own jaw dropped at that news, and every part of his body became numb. "No, way." "Yes way!" The girl who was the topic of the conversation butted in as she quit her arguing long enough to confirm these rumors. "Lorelai liked what she saw when she came to me to see if I had what it takes, and she said that I would go through a little training to get used to the duties of the position, and then I would be replacing her on the roster!"

Ash squashed the tiny part of him that started to be jealous of the young girl two years older than him while ignoring the large stab of pain he felt in his heart from being reminded of all his failures to become champion, and instead gladly embraced the giddiness that came from hearing one of his best friends would be becoming a member of the Elite 4! "Wow, that is amazing, Misty! Say, did you fight Lorelai for the position? Was she strong? What are her Pokemon like, what are your Pokemon like now that I think about it? And-" He paused for a brief second before turning back to Dawn. "Say, you said something about Iris, too, what was it?" She looked a bit stunned to be put on the spot like that, but recovered valiantly. "About Iris? Well, it's only a rumor that I've been hearing around lately, but they say-"

"I appreciate the thought, Dawn, but I'd rather tell him myself!" Everyone tilted up their heads in shock as a helicopter- a literal helicopter- sailed over them and slowly descended enough to the ground where someone could safely jump out, and lo and behold, the person of interest in the past minute came flying out, and landed on the ground in a crouch, but stood back up just as quickly and laughed whilst spinning towards them, where she stopped just in front of the group of slack jawed teens and posed. "Holy- Iris, is that you?" He had a hard time seeing the princess like woman in front of him being the tomboy who always complained about his childish nature.

She was clad in a white and carnation-pink dress with flowing ribbons and frilly ends. Her sleeves were very large and long with bright pink cuffs. She wore a small golden crown upon her head with two emeralds encrusted within the triangle-shaped sides. And completing the look, white sandals with a round green gem encrusted in the center of each shoe were worn as footwear.

All in all, she looked like something straight out of a story book royalty than the girl who ran away at the mere sight of an Ice type.

"While you can call me Iris, everyone else can greet me as THE CHAMPION OF THE UNOVA LEAGUE!" Absolute silence filtered the area as Ash swore he heard a tumbleweed make its way past their position. "I-I'm sorry, what?" "So the rumors about you training under the Dragon master Drayden and challenging Alder were true after all." Dawn breathed out some air as they all stood their in a stunned quiet. "Indeed I did, Dawn! And now I am a certified Dragon AND Pokemon Master!" She posed dramatically once again, but she only had eyes for a certain black haired youth. "I even got over my fear of Ice types!" Ash actually had a follow up to that… "Um, what about Fairy's?" "GAH! A FAIRY, WHERE?!"

Good to know that some things just don't change.

"So… Much… Running…" Everyone heard ragged breathing as a voice Ash was intimately familiar with came bounding up to them. "Flight… Delayed. Had to… Use Flying type… Get here… Faster. Spent an hour… Running around… Looking for you…" The girl who Ash had just seen a few weeks back, not looking much different aside from slightly longer hair, a black tube top, red skirt, black thigh-high stockings, black high-tops, black bracelets on her wrists, and pink hat with white sunglasses hanging on the brim came jogging up to them, looking at Ash and appearing to want to say something, but just chose to roll her eyes back into her head and pass out on the ground. "Even Serena is here, too- okay, what is actually going on?" Ash wasn't stupid enough to believe that they were all here by pure coincidence. "Is this the part where you tell me my pet Magikarp died or something like that?"

The girls all looked at each other nervously, not wanting to bring up the truth for fear of scaring him away, and just as it looked like they would have to come clean, Ms. Ketchum came to the rescue by holding up a set of cue cards for them to read off of. "We came here to see the famous cousin of the famous Professor Oak and ask him for his wisdom on what new Alolan Pokemon we should catch for our teams." The girls said in unison, and immediately regretted following the older woman's advice. There was no way that Ash would fall for that-

"What, was that all? Geez, you could have just called if that was the case. No reason to come out here in person if all you wanted was advice." Shaking his head at the absurdity of girls(He would never understand them.), Ash just motioned for them to follow him. "Well, we were going to meet with him anyway, so you might as well tag along." As he walked ahead of the group of girls, said girls and a Pikachu all shot the smiling matriarch of the Ketchum household a disbelieving look. "You should know just as well as I, girls, that some things just do not change when it comes to that boy."

Well if that was the case, they all thought, then it would be rather easy to snag him for themselves.