Author's Corner.

Awesome *pants*: We *HUFF* won the awards...Personally, I'm shocked to see this little story of yours go on to draw so many viewers.

Pikamewgirl: The kid's got the power here so he could've written his victory before it had ever started. Those awards are just in his head anyway. But then again, so are we (the in-story characters. Not the actual reviewers xD!)

Rikato: A.S.P.S is ending eh? Bet you already had this chapter planned out, right Sly?

Slybill: Actually, I re-wrote this chapter three times over before finally settling on this. I kept thinking I should go with the cliché endings most stories tend to follow *coughbabiescough* and I think I technically did in a way. But I decided to drop in the usual elements of A.S.P.S so it still retained its originality. Thank you for being with me up till now and without further ado, please enjoy the final chapter of A Simple Pokemon Story!

Pikamewgirl: Alright cast! It's time for one last effort to make an impression on this damned site! Places!

Awesome: Lights! Camera! And...

Everyone: ACTION!

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN POKEMON AND NEVER WILL! THE FRANCHISE MAY HAVE GONE APE-SHIT BUT...I SUPPOSE IT'S FUN TO CHECK OUT ONCE IN A WHILE.

Years later...

Nimbasa City, Unova Region.

"And when I get my first pokemon, I'm gonna head straight for the gyms and thrash every single gym leader to get their badges and then I'll challenge the big league! Be prepared, Mom! In two years, I'm gonna battle you for the title of champion!" A girl with bright red hair boasted, bouncing on her position at the passenger's seat in the car.

"Oh, how scary. I'd better train harder then," her snow-haired mother giggled and ruffled her daughter's hair playfully, quite proud of her daughter's enthusiasm. "I can tell you'll be a great trainer when you grow up, Rose. And I'll hold on to my position as Champion up until we meet. But the really important part is making sure you and your pokemon are firm friends and have fun along the way."

"Yup! Our bonds will blow you guys away!" the little girl chirped and White's smile grew wider. Rose sure had Scarlet's pride and determination. Looking back on life now, she was quite surprised to see how far they'd come now in life. Years ago, she'd actually never envisioned herself as the strongest trainer in not only Unova but the other regions as well, going so far as to beat even Cynthia though she relinquished the title for the sake of staying in Unova. Unsurprisingly, she had attained the position of Unovan Champion and was doing a very good job of holding that title with her powerful pokemon (that Kyurem battle had raised her pokemon's levels by leaps and bounds!).

"So, is Dad coming for the event today?" Rose asked.

"Of course he is. He wouldn't miss it for the world," White replied, taking a left and heading into the big expressway that ran across the desert route to Castelia City. "Just because he's got his hands full at the Unovan Battle Frontier doesn't mean he'll just decline his invitation. This event is important to him too."

Speaking of which, White inwardly laughed at how far Scarlet had also come. Having coached her through the league competitions and eventually cheering her on in her battle against Iris, he decided to busy himself with reviving his real father's business and made a big achievement that earned him more recognition as he single-handedly rebuilt the Von Quincy Cooperation with only a dummy's guide to business management. Somehow or the other, he had persuaded Steven Stone to join hands with him and together, their companies were now the leading producers of pokemon-related items ranging from pokeballs to medicines. To give himself a bit of fun once in a while and contribute to the Unovan economy, he and Jolteon set up a battle frontier similar to Sinnoh's on a large island near Driftveil where he and four powerful trainers set themselves up as frontier brains with him being the tower tycoon. Jolteon sure got his work cut out for him as he single handedly trashed contenders and the various challenges Scarlet had set up in each hall made for a tough but no doubt fun experience for trainers who gathered from all over.

"That's my husband alright," she murmured to herself, going back even further down memory lane. It wasn't even up to a year when he had just finished setting up the battle frontier and yet he immediately, albeit awkwardly, proposed. And for a normally conservative person, he had surprised her by making the proposal right in front of the thousands of spectators that watched White plough right through the Pokemon World Championships held in Driftveil. It was still a jab to his pride whenever she teased him about fainting right after from the pure weight of her acceptance, rattled nerves and the bone-crushing hug she gave to his neck. A year later, Rose was born and looked, in Violet's words, "like the product of genetics on a field day."

Indeed, if one were to look at Rose now, they'd immediately assume she'd inherited more from her father than her mother due to the hair. However, White's genes were evident in the BIG splash of white hair on Rose's red crown of spiky locks. Not to mention Rose's one-track mindset and natural jumpiness. Jolteon had taken to her right away and Scarlet had even admitted to feeling slightly jealous of their deep friendship. It was a given though that Rose grew to be quite the brainy young girl and she went to great lengths to let you know that. As you can expect, she'll be very pompous in future and White made it a point to work on that. Even so, Rose was a cheerful, friendly and respectful child and White couldn't have been more proud of her.

And that was why she'd made sure to live and protect her family no matter what, hence the narrowing in her yellow eyes as she checked the mirror once more to see a car still tailing them.

"Mom, you're spacing out again," Rose remarked before turning and staring out the rear windscreen. Her light-green eyes twinkled as excitement flooded her upon seeing the shady car. "Wow mom, this makes the third time this month."

"When you're champion, bad trainers can go to any length to put you down," White replied before strapping on her seatbelt and instructing her daughter to do the same. "Hold on, darling. Things could get rough."

"Yeah, a car chase!" Rose cheered, making White sweatdrop. Was she ever this oblivious to danger when she was young? Sadly, most of her friends would answer an affirmative and she sighed before smirking. Battling was one thing she was could at but driving was a talent she prided herself on the most.

"Let's kick it into high gear then!" she declared and stamped hard on the accelerator pedal.

...

"Awesome," Rose cooed, looking at the crashed cars behind them. "You're the most HARDCORE mom, EVER!"

"I try," she replied, before stopping the car and stepping out "Stay in the car, Rose." Luckily, the desert route had no sandstorms today and she was grateful for that. Stopping at the wreckage, she tipped up her sunglasses and inspected it. "Come on, people. I know you're alive. No need to hide or anything."

Suddenly, four Druddigon erupted from the ground around her and six burly men in black clambered out from the wreckage, none severely hurt but still dazed and smarting from the bruises. Their leader, a bald and intimidating man stepped forward and brandished his silvery gun.

"Champion White Von Quincy-"

"Call me White. The entire name's a bit of a mouthful."

"Whatever! You have stayed on your throne long enough-"

"But Scarly and the others said there's no particular period for champions to stay."

"I know! But even so, you're simply too tough to beat. That's why we will clear the way for a new champion and-"

"Oh come on, I'm not THAT tough."

"You beat RED! THE FUCKING CHUCK NORRIS OF THE POKEMON WORLD-"

"I'd appreciate it if you didn't swear. My daughter's in the car and-"

"STOP INTERRUPTING ME!" the man barked in a rather high-pitched screech and aimed the gun at her. "Arceus, the rumours were true. You are such an annoying AIRHEAD! Aren't you scared right now?!"

White put a finger to her chin in deep thought. "Hmm...Nope!"

The assassins and pokemon sweatdropped before tensing again as she smiled.

"Whatever. Any last words?" the leader sneered, aiming it at her head.

"Sure. You're all baldies. But not as much as my husband."

The men looked confused. "But...Mr Von Quincy is not bald-"

"Earthquake," White whispered, tapping her foot on the sandy road as they bickered on Scarlet's hair-status.

"Enough talk! You die now!" the leader cried, about pulling the trigger when the ground literally fell away under his feet. The others swayed and fell flat on their faces due to the tremendous earthquake. Suddenly, a Druddigon cried out as it was pulled underground. Two more followed and their cries were soon silenced upon a low rumble in the ground. The last one stupidly peered down the hole its partners had disappeared through only to receive a punch to the jaw from the incoming Krookodile.

Oh yeah! Who's the top bitch now?! Sandy gloated, executing a Foul Play on Druddigon at White's command and punching him left and right. At her trainer's call for a Dragon Tail, Sandy spun and smashed her glowing tail into Druddigon's chest, knocking it into its rising trainers and bowling three of them down.

"Get her!" the furious leader cried, reaching for his gun again only for a small, yellow foot to step on the item. Looking up from his position on the floor, the man locked eyes with the ever-staring Scraggy before crying out as the pokemon reared his big head back and delivered a hard headbutt to his shiny forehead. That was of Scraggy's own volition so he didn't have to worry about breaking White's principle of not attacking people with pokemon.

The remaining two men stood before the smirking woman who crossed her arms as her pokemon landed beside her.

"Well?" she asked.

"...We surrender!" they cried, dropping their pokeballs and getting to their knees. However, the leader had crept up behind White and was about shooting her when a big, black and green, three-headed dragon appeared from above and body-slammed him, effectively knocking him out.

From White's Hydreigon's back, Rose threw a thumbs up and stepped off, making sure to land on the man's face for good measure. Rose could get a bit violent too. White made sure to work on that as well.

"I told you to stay in the car! What if you'd gotten hurt?" she chided as Krookodile tossed Scraggy some rope to tie up the men.

"I'm the daughter of a champion and a frontier brain! It's only fair I...um...what was that word, exert! Exert my do...mi..."

"Dominion."

"Dominion over these stinky, lowly swine!" the eight year old proclaimed before laughing loudly.

"Possible god-complex too," White and her pokemon remarked, face-palming in unison.

Master's got her work cut out for her, Scraggy commented.

Just smile and get back to tying these guys before Rose starts talking about how to beat us again, Krookodile advised.

"Ah well. Thanks for watching my back. And good thinking with Hydreigon," White congratulated, hi-fiving the girl. "Just don't put yourself in danger, okay?"

"Fine."

Thank goodness, White sighed.

"But I'm Rose Skyla Von Quincy! I LIVE for danger!"

Or not, White facepalmed again.

...

"Skyarrow Bridge," Rose breathed out and thanked her mom for lifting her to stand on the railings. Normal children would cower at the mere chance of falling into the deep sea below but for her, Rose enjoyed this height more than ever. Putting her fingers to make a box, she pictured the scenery through her makeshift camera and smiled to herself. "I like the scene."

"Yeah, me too," White said, leaning her hands on the railing and watching the sky take on gradients of pink, blue and orange. "Your dad and I met on a day like this. Though it was in Pinwheel Forest."

"Who's taking a trip down memory lane? And why is our daughter standing on the railing?"

White's smile grew wider as she recognised the deep, slightly sarcasm-filled, tone of her husband without needing to even turn. "You worry too much, Scarly."

"It's justified," Scarlet replied, returning his Dragonite and leaning beside Rose with Jolteon on his shoulder.

"Daddy! Jolteon! You came!"

"Of course I'd come, kiddo. I'll cancel as many meetings as I can just to spend this evening with my angels," he replied, catching her as she jumped into his arms. Jolteon barked in accentuation and happily accepted the scratch behind the ears from Rose. "So I take it you guys didn't run into any trouble on your way here?"

"Ehehe, about that..." White laughed before resting her chin in her palms. "I caught the guys Shauntal warned me about. They won't be making any trouble for a while. I'm not hurt and neither is Rose so don't worry."

"I can't help it," Scarlet huffed. "I know you're strong and all but everyone has their limits. Try not to do anything reckless okay?"

"Wow, I remember saying the exact same thing years ago," White soliloquised and closed her eyes as the wind blew her shoulder-length white hair around her face.

"This takes me back," Scarlet piped up once he placed Rose back on the railing in a sitting position with Jolteon on her head and keeping her company. "You still remember that promise?"

"How could I forget?" she asked back in a huff. "And that led to the most bizarre three months of our lives too. I love this bridge."

"Me too, ditz. Not as much as I love you though."

White blushed and looked away. "Since when were you the romantic here?"

"Sorry. Age does that to people."

"You're not even 30 yet so that's not the best excuse," White pointed out.

"What can I say? I'm just happy I met you here," he whispered into her ear, already behind her. Both stared at the sky with distant looks in their eyes before White spoke up again.

"I just remembered. Not only is today our wedding anniversary but it's also the day when we beat Kyurem." Her finger twitched. "Time sure flies. I almost thought it was a dream."

"My well-concealed prosthetic left arm proves otherwise," Scarlet pointed out, making White sneak a look at the arm.

"You really owe Camille for helping out with that arm of yours," she said, pressing his palm. "Sometimes I wonder if you can feel this."

"If you push hard enough, maybe," he replied, gripping her hand and stealing a look at his child. Their child. The energetic lookalike of White with rosy-red hair and a splash of white on the top of it like a stain.

"Beautiful, isn't she?"

"Yeah. Happy too. And nothing makes me happier than seeing you and her happy," he murmured before staring up to the heavens again. "Wow, since when did I start getting so emotional?"

"Get used to it, baldie," White teased, making Scarlet furrow his brows in mock-annoyance.

"I am not bald and you know it, grandma."

"G-grandma? How did- where did- I don't- I'm not a grandma!"

"Easy there, ditz. You had it coming at some point," he laughed, grabbing her waist and drawing her close before planting a kiss on her forehead. "I love you."

White blushed harder before exhaling and letting her head rest on his broad chest. "I got the message years ago, Scarly. And I'll love you forever and ever. So let's be sure to be the best parents Rose could ever wish for."

"Challenge accepted," he chuckled and the two remained locked in their position until Rose, tired of being ignored, made an off-handed comment of how mom and dad were making kissy-faces again. "Mood-killer."

"She's only eight. I'm sure Rose will understand when she realises her feelings for Noire," White chipped-in, eliciting a real stunned expression from Scarlet. "What? You didn't notice how awfully close she's been with Lightning's son?"

"My daughter is not marrying the son of that cat-eared-cowboy-gym-leader-pirate! Rose, what is this I hear about Noire?!"

What a dad, White sighed to herself as Scarlet went on overprotective father mode again. If he's like this, I wonder how he'll react when Rose eventually hits 10 and starts her journey?

Minutes later, the family stopped their chatting to view what they had come for.

"Ready?" Scarlet asked and Rose nodded from her position on his shoulders. "And now, watch nature at its best."

On cue, the winds picked up, carrying the pink cherry blossoms from Pinwheel over Skyarrow bridge, spotting the landscape with pink and catching Rose unaware.

"Wow," Rose cooed as the Swanna flew overhead in droves and added to the beautiful scenery. Coupled with the angle at which the sun dipped over the water (almost as if it had submerged itself halfway), the sea and cityscape of Castelia was breathtaking. But what made it truly exhilarating was the sudden ray of brilliant yellow light that scattered across the sea and split the clouds themselves. If one looked closely, it resembled a similar phenomenon that had occurred when Scarlet and White had shattered Kyurem's shell of loneliness and despair.

Why this thin light now appeared once every year on this day, not many knew. But Scarlet and White were sure it was a certain pokemon's way of telling the world that he had looked past his grief and attained the one thing he thought he would never attain. Friends.

"Mom! Dad! Look, it's a rainbow!" Rose exclaimed, pointing excitedly to the curtains of various colours that danced across the sky after the brilliant light began to dim.

And one of such lights seemed to dance close to the group of four, surprising them greatly. Rose held out a hand and was sure she felt the light over her skin.

"It's warm," she observed.

"Sorta familiar too," Scarlet remarked while Jolteon took a snap at it. White merely extended her own hand and felt the light dance over her fingers, instantly hitting her with a wave of memories that made her warm inside.

"I love this bridge," she whispered breathlessly and her family raised their brows at her as she stared into the setting sun. "Because I met my husband here, made important decisions here and just found out that I can grab a pocketful of rainbows here."

Rose looked back to the sky and held out her own hands. Indeed, she felt she could grab a fistful of it somehow.

"What is this?" she asked, curious at the smiles on her parents' and Jolteon's faces as they basked in reverie.

"Just an ordinary rainbow, Rose," Scarlet replied airily and gave the sky one last look for the day.

"A handful of 'em that're enough to stuff in your pockets," White added and spun on her heel to face them. "Casteliacones, anyone?"

"Yes please!" Rose chirped loudly and squealed happily as Scarlet bucked her off, twirled her around and placed her back on the floor.

And as her family walked on ahead, White casually held out a hand and watched the wispy rainbow lights disappear in her palms.

"Yeah," she murmured and took off after her not-so-normal family. "A pocketful of rainbows."

FIN

Author's Corner.

A big speech of gratitude from the author himself (not the whimsical airhead who spouts random disclaimers!)

I'm done? I'm done! Wow, I can't believe A.S.P.S is over at last! To put it simply, this story was the highlight of my year and I'm so glad it turned out a success. Of course, I wouldn't have been able to do this without all you wonderful reviewers out there! Special thanks to OmegatheOmniscient, Riolutae, Rikato and Alpha-bread for being my most consistent set of reviewers! I bow my head to Polardawn and Agentlew for their own hilarious and informative reviews and 's never fail to put a smile on my face. Pikamewgirl's often leave me mind-raped but oh well!

Of course, a special part of this whole thing goes to Alphinia for being my very FIRST reviewer ever! She was what made it possible for me to go through with this rather twisty story and I will be forever grateful to her for teaching me that commas come after any forms of "said" that follows statements!

Overall A.S.P.S helped me out in so many ways. It's thanks to this story that I improved upon my drawing and literary skills and I have even improved on my personal commitment scale! (AND THERE'S PICTURES OF ROSE, FUTURE WHITE AND FUTURE SCARLET TOO! JUST CHECK OUT MY DA ACCOUNT: billytosan. deviantart. com)

In the end, I hope you guys enjoyed reading this story as much as I did writing it! Scarlet was badass, White was badass adorable, Jolteon was badass cool and the rest of the cast were just...wow...(I'll leave their own future to your own imagination though!)

Phew, that's it I guess. Once again, thank you guys for this wonderful experience I had on this site! I'll be taking a good long break to get my brain together for another story so till then, feel free to drop a final review (that means you too, ghost readers!)

Au revoir! Ja ne! Ciao! Gotta Catch Ya later!

Your poke-centric author,

Slybill.

A SIMPLE POKEMON STORY, MARCH 2013.