Tears filled Ash's eyes as he shakily held up the PokeBall. "Gliscor… Return." The red beam shot out and sucked the glider Pokemon into the red-and-white ball. He tipped his head down and ran out of the stadium as fast as he could, tears streaming down his cheeks. He was ready to go home now.

"Ash!"

He was so startled, he stopped running and looked up. A girl with silky brown hair, beautiful blue eyes, and a concerned face ran up to him.

"Ash… I'm so sorry you lost. Especially against that mother freaker Paul, too…"

He swallowed. "Yeah… I really wish I could've won." Tears began to pour down his face again as he looked at his best friend. "I'm glad that you watched, Curfy, but… I… I just…" He ended up sobbing again. Curfy looked at him in sympathy.

"I… I feel like I'll never win…," Ash sobbed. That turned Curfy's light bulb on.

"Never say never," She sang. Ash looked up at her, surprised.

"I never thought that I could walk through fire,

I never thought that I could take a burn

I never had the strength to take it higher

Until I reached the point of no return

And there's just no turning back

When your heart's under attack

Gonna give everything I have

It's my destiny

I will never say never

I will fight till forever

Whenever you knock me down

I will not stay on the ground

Pick it up, pick it up, up, up, up

And never say never

Nev, Never say never

Nev, Never say never

Never say never."

Ash smiled. See, this is why she's his best friend. She always brings him up when he's down. Grinning, he continued the song:

"I never thought that I could feel this power

I never thought that I could feel this free

I'm strong enough to climb the highest tower

And fast enough to run across the sea

And there's just no turning back

When your heart's under attack

Gonna give every thing I have

It's my destiny

I will never say never

I will fight till forever

Whenever you knock me down

I will not stay on the ground

Pick it up, pick it up, up, up, up

Never say never."

They smiled at each other, and Curfy noticed that Brock and Dawn had been standing Ash this whole time, but she decided not to tell him.

KEY: Ash Curfy

Here we Go!

Guess who?

It's J Smith and JB

Uh huh

I got you little bro

I can handle it

Hold up, I can, I can handle him

Now he's

Bigger than me, taller than me

And he's

Older than me, and stronger than me

And his arms, a little bit longer than me, but

He ain't on a JB song with me

I be tryina chill

They be tryina side with the thrill

No pun intended, was raised by the power of will

Like Luke with the force if push comes to shove

Like Kobe with the fourth, ice water with blood

I gotta be the best

And yes we're the flyest

Like David and Goliath

I conquered the giant

So now I got the world in my hand

I was born from two stars

So the moon's where I land

Yeah!

I will never say never

Never say, never say it

I will fight till forever

Make it right, uh huh

Whenever you knock me down

I will not stay on the ground

Pick it up, pick it up, up, up, up, up

Never say never

Uh huh, oh yeah

Nev, Never say never

Uh huh

Nev, never say never

Never say never.

Ash grinned, as did Curfy. They both felt confident now, even if Ash didn't win. The Isshu Region was waiting.