Chapter 1

Everything started here, during the Lily of the Valley Conference. A fleet of boats can be seen riding the vast ocean, heading towards the sight of the Sinnoh league; where qualified trainers who have earned eight badges are going to compete for the trophy of the Pokemon League and the title of "Pokemon League Champion." As well as earn the opportunity to battle the Elite Four and the Champion of the Sinnoh region, Cynthia.

On one of the boats, there are three particular people attending the tournament. The first person was a 20-year old man with tan skin and a fairly tall stature. His short brown hair always standing up, providing a clear view of his face; therefore showing his most distinct feature, which are his eyes that seemed to look closed even though they're wide open. His clothes consisted of earth-green pants that have a design of two lines running across each leg when it reaches his knees. He wore a green shirt that has a collar which is always folded down. Over the shirt is a sleeveless orange vest that has a dark brown color that starts from the top up to his armpit's length along with two dark brown pockets. His sneakers were made up of blue and white that uses a strap to hold onto his feet. He was the former Pewter City gym leader and is currently an accomplished Pokemon breeder. His name is Brock, the oldest and most mature of the trio.

The second person of the trio is a beautiful 13-year old girl with sparkling blue eyes and long, soft blue hair. She wore a sleeveless white shirt under a pink and black dress that is so short that nearly her entire lower body is revealed. She wore black stockings that reached her knees and pink and white boots; around her neck is a scarf that has a color between the shades of red and pink. She wore a pink and white Poketch on her left wrist. Keeping her hair from sticking out are golden clips and on top of her head is a white beanie that has a half pink pokeball print on the front. She is a famous coordinator who placed runner-up in the recent Sinnoh Grand Festival. Her name is Dawn and on top of her head is her starter Pokemon, a small blue and white penguin, called Piplup.

The final member of the trio is the one who'll be competing in the tournament. He is a 15-year old boy who is regarded as a handsome young man by most of the girls he encounters on his journeys. He had auburn brown eyes that show his emotions of happiness and enthusiasm for Pokemon battles, he had wild jet black hair that looks nearly untamable-he also has black zigzag patterns on his cheeks, just right under his eyes. His clothes comprised of a white t-shirt under a black vest with a yellow stripe across the midsection. He wore light blue jeans along with black and red sneakers. He also wore black fingerless gloves that have a light green wristband and a red and black cap that has a half blue pokeball print on it, similar to his friend, Dawn. His name was Ash Ketchum and on his shoulder was his ever-present best friend and starter Pokemon, an electric mouse with three brown stripes on his back, a lightning bolt shaped tail, long ears with black tips, two red electric sacs on each cheek, and an unbelievable appetite for ketchup, his name was Pikachu.

An announcement rang across the boat the trio was currently on, "Attention passengers, we will be arriving in Lily of the Valley Island in a few minutes, so please make sure you have your belongings and get ready to check into the hotel you'll be staying at for the Sinnoh League. Thank You." Hearing this, Ash, Dawn, and Brock got prepared and went to the deck of the ship but some commotion can be heard among them.

"YOU DID WHAT?!" screamed a certain raven-haired trainer, which attracted a lot of attention from the other passengers.

"I invited your mom, Professor Oak, Gary, Misty, and Tracey to the tournament. And I also asked Scott to pick up Norman, Caroline, Max, and May while he's on his way here to watch you battle" was what came out of the mouth of the young Pokemon breeder, trying to calm the anxious boy who just screamed right in front of his face.

Upon seeing Ash's nervousness, Dawn immediately got curious. "What's wrong Ash? It doesn't seem wrong to invite your other friends to the tournament" asked the young blunette, with curiosity present in her eyes.

"N-Nothing, I-It's just that I thought Misty, Max, and Norman had some gym business they had to take care of, Professor Oak, Tracey, and Gary are probably busy with their Pokemon research, Scott has to manage the Battle Frontier, and May called me last week about her Grand Festival starting so I think she's also busy…" wondered the trainer aloud.

"Ash! Didn't you hear that May won the Johto Grand Festival two days ago?!" asked Brock, bewildered that the younger boy had no idea that their old friend had already achieved her dream of becoming a Top Coordinator.

"Yeah, Ash, I mean, I don't know May as well as you guys but I also know that she won the Johto Grand Festival two days ago. Geez….you should really stay in touch with your friends more oft-" Dawn was cut off by the announcement of the boat. "Attention passengers, we have arrived on Lily of the Valley Island, sight of the Sinnoh League, please check in your hotel as soon as possible so you could have a place to stay for the tournament. Thank you for riding with us on S.S. Anne, we hope you ride with us again" the captain's voice could be heard through the intercom.

By the time the trio got off the boat and to their hotel, it was already nightfall. They entered the hotel the competitors and their friends get to stay in during the competition; however when they saw Nurse Joy at the reception of the hotel, Brock immediately ran to her with hearts in his eyes.

"My beautiful lady, you look like an angel from heaven, a place where I could never reach to find a wonderful woman like yourse-" the breeder immediately stopped and dropped to the floor as soon as he was hit with a Poison Jab from a purple frog with orange poison sacs on its cheek, this Pokemon is called Croagunk. "I..should...have...brought...a...ladder..." the breeder got out before fainting.

"Sorry about Brock, Nurse Joy" Ash apologized in embarrassment with a huge sweatdrop at the back of his head. "Could we get two rooms in the 'Competitor's Guest' section and one room in the 'Competitor' section please?" asked Dawn in an extremely cute way, while she returned Piplup into his pokeball.

"Of course! That IS my job after all" answered the nurse with a cheerful smile "But unlike the 'Competitor's Guest' section, the 'Competitor' section has 3 categories: the standard room, the deluxe room, and the luxury room, which one would you like?" Nurse Joy continued.

"What's the difference?" asked Ash with Pikachu on the top of his head. "Well, the standard room has a single bed, a computer for researching on the tournament and its competitors, a tv, and its bathroom just comes with a shower, toilet, and a sink. The deluxe room has a queen-sized bed, a larger tv, a bathroom tv, and a small living room equipped with a mini fridge and a coffe maker, in addition to what we have in the standard room. Finally, the luxury room has an unbelievably large king-sized bed, a large living room with a large couch, fully stocked mini fridge, a higher quality coffee maker, a large plasma screen tv in the bathroom, living room, and the bedroom, a large bathtub with multiple features, and free room service" the nurse finished with a large smile plastered on her face after seeing Brock wake up from unconsciousness.

"Did you say FREE ROOM SERVICE?" asked Ash with a little drool hanging at the edge of his mouth at the thought of a free buffet. "Yes, we only have one luxury room and nine deluxe rooms left, while the rest of our 'Competitor' section rooms are the standard rooms, we originally had five luxury rooms and ten deluxe rooms but five competitors came early so some of the special rooms were booked. I'm guessing you're choosing the luxury room?" asked Nurse Joy, trying to stifle a giggle.

Ash just nodded furiously, forgetting that Pikachu was resting on his head, so as a result, Pikachu let out a full powered Thunderbolt. "Oh….sorry buddy, I was distracted" Ash said with a sheepish smile while scratching the back of his head. "Pikapi, pika chu pikapika chu! Chupi chupika?" Pikachu scolded and questioned his barbecued trainer. "Alright, you can have a bottle of Ketchup later. Will you forgive me now?" Ash begged. "Cha~" Pikachu cooed while he jumped down to Ash's shoulder and rubbed his cheek against his trainer's.

"May I please see your Pokedex and gym badges?" asked the nurse. "Here you go, Nurse Joy" Ash said happily, handing over the gym badges and his Pokedex which contained his Trainer ID. "Well, you're all registered for the tournament! And here are all your room keys, enjoy your stay and good luck in the competition" Nurse Joy finished and wished Ash good luck.

"Well, I'll head over to my room now and take a shower, meet you guys in the hotel buffet in an hour?" asked Ash, handing over one set of keys to Dawn and another to Brock. "Yeah, I also need a shower" said the young blunette. "I need to take a nap after that Poison Jab.." Brock drowsily announced as he returned Croagunk into his pokeball.

So the trio split up with Ash going into one side of the hotel and Dawn and Brock into the other. Ash entered the elevator and pressed the floor of his room that is written on his room key. He soon came out of the elevator, walking to his room and unlocking it. Plopping down on his bed after locking his door, with Pikachu curled up on his stomach, Ash drifted off to sleep with one thought on his mind. 'I'll take a nap, it's been a long day, I'll shower when I wake up instead.' After that last thought, the only thing that could be heard from his room was snoring.

30 Minutes Later...

The young trainer on the bed stated to wake up from a ticklish feeling he was experiencing on his nose and cheek. When his eyes opened, the first thing he saw was a pair of cute round brown eyes that were looking at him. Finally coming to his senses, he realized that those eyes belonged to his best friend.

"Pikapi, chu..." the electric mouse let out while rubbing his stomach with his two tiny paws. "Uh...Pikachu? Are you that hungry? Can't I sleep a little more?" the trainer asked his partner

"Cha..." was the last thing Pikachu let out before he started to lick his trainer's nose and cheeks again, just as he did when he was trying to wake Ash up. "Alright..alright..guess I still owe you that bottle of Ketchup for knocking you off my head at the reception when we were checking in" the trainer stated with a chuckle. "Pika!" the mouse let out before tackling his trainer to the bed and started to rub his cheek against his. Although Pikachu was small, the training he went through made him extremely powerful that he was able to tackle his trainer down without even using an attack.

Once the trainer was able to get to his feet, he was mesmerized by the whole room, he wasn't able to look around when he entered due to his tiredness but now that he was refreshed and wide awake, he couldn't do anything but stare at a certain person that was standing in front of him.

To Be Continued...