Chapter 5


Serena's POV:

I went back to my room squealing like an excited little girl, and for ONCE, I felt the burdens on my shoulders loosen. However, in my happiness, I forgot one minor detail - Delphox.

I rushed back to get her back, but the second I opened the door, I saw the glaring face of my starter along with Ash with his Raichu and his Greninja who was busy blushing and rubbing the back of his neck or tongue, I couldn't exactly see. I nervously laughed and Delphox blew a Flamethrower on my face causing me to shriek.

"Rai Rai! Chu Raichu!", Raichu yelled pointing at himself and I giggled.

"Yeah, Raichu! I recognised you!", I told him rubbing his head causing him to coo in pleasure.

"Aww! You still like bring rubbed in the head?", I asked him causing him to nod his head with a satisfied grin.

"She was searching for you, and I pretty much guessed that you'd be here as I saw a limousine drop by this morning", Ash told me and I just smiled at him.

"Thank you so much, Ash! And I'm SO SORRY, Delphox. I...I'll tell you everything", I told her and her glare morphed into a sly grin.

"Phox Delphox?", she asked me squeezing her own cheeks and pouting her lips somewhat like a kiss causing me to blush.

"Right! I just came to drop Delphox. It's getting late. I'd better get back to my room", he told me and left along with Raichu. Delphox didn't let Greninja go until she kissed the top of his nose causing her to bury her face into her paws and run inside the room, while Greninja wobbled back to Ash like a lovesick drunkard.

"Goodnight, Ash! And thank you, again", I told him waving from my front door and he did the same with the small smile I loved.

Ash's POV:

I went back to my room where Raichu and Greninja fell asleep on my bed, while I noticed that Gary wasn't in his bed. I pretty much assumed that he'd be in Dawn and May's room.

I went back to Dawn's room, and I saw Gary and Dawn spooning in her bed stark naked. I rolled my eyes predicting how Gary would boast about how he had scored with Dawn yet again, and unfortunately, the classes were beginning the day after. I couldn't handle a WHOLE day of Gary narrating his experience with my cousin, and if it was some other guy, I would have bashed his face in.

On the other bed, I saw May and Drew in a similar position, except with clothes on, and I sighed. I dragged the comforter closer towards their necks to prevent them from catching a cold, and did the same to Dawn and Gary, closed the windows, hung all the strewn clothes and left. It was a miracle as to how Drew and May were able to walk on the floor without stepping on an article of clothing.

"Love you, cuz", May drawled half asleep and I just smiled in satisfaction leaving the room. Though I was the youngest of the 3, May and Dawn were sort of dependent when they lived alone.

Time Skip

2 Days Later

Finally, today was the day the classes were gonna begin, and I decided to wear my usual outfit - the tight black shirt, an olive green loose green coat with the sleeves ripped off, as I never liked full sleeved clothes. I combined them with dark grey pants and brown combat boots which I made from Serperior's shedded skin. Just for sakes, I wore the black fingerless gloves I normally wore, which went up to my forearm, as I always felt comfortable in them.

Though it was called a college, Kalos Institute of PokeTech was pretty much like a school. It only had a single course, and all subjects were compulsory. So, my first class was Pokemon History, taught by Charles Goodshow. I'm pretty sure he was alive when the events of the whole book took place.

"Alright, freshmen! Your first class would be of the 7 Years' War between Unova and Kalos!!", he told us and I mentally groaned while Gary was already asleep on Dawn's shoulder. I noticed that Serena was sitting beside Dawn, and she gave me that beautiful smile of hers when she saw me which I partially returned. My 'smile quotient' had increased in the past few days, with me smiling at her everytime we see each other. However, it was a HUGE shock to her when she came to know that I was two of of her best friends' cousin, and I WISH that I had carried a camera with me to capture her expression.

"GARFIELD VICTOR OAK!! MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION?", Mr. Goodshow roared but Gary simply stretched his arms.

"Gramps! The file is on my table! If you don't have enough brains to search my DESK, I don't know what to say. You're JUST like Dad!", he mumbled causing Dawn to face-palm and sigh in despair.

"Woah! Did I sleepwalk to class?", he asked Dawn suddenly waking up, while she simply face-palmed again shaking her head while the rest of the class was in hysterics.

"Please pay attention, Gary!", Mr. Goodshow told him and he snorted.

"How do you expect us to pay attention if you don't let us sleep at night? That drilling and howling kept me awake the whole night!!", he complained and some of the people nodded their head frowning at Mr. Goodshow who looked at Gary as if he had grown another head.

"Lies! The college hasn't issued any civil work in Vaniville Town, Mr. Oak", he told Gary and I stood up for his defence.

"Sir, he's right. The only reason behind why I'm able to keep my eyes open is because I'm a light sleeper. Even I have to admit that the work is too frustrating", I told him and he scratched his beard in confusion.

"What? How... No contract....", he trailed and left the classroom to talk to Professor Sycamore who was also the Principal. Though Mr. Goodshow was offered the role, he declined it as he was HIGHLY interested in teaching history.

"Alright! Someone let me know as to what's going on!!", May yelled smoting her fist on the table and Drew simply wrapped his arm around her shoulders, but even he wasn't too happy, as he wasn't flirting with May, giving her roses, kissing her out of the blue effectively making her blush suddenly, or occasionally irritating her by calling her by other names of the month.

"Possibly a plan to attack the college. Holes to dump in C-4, or a bunch of Voltorbs and Electrodes", I told her causing most of them to pale and panic.

"Hey hey hey hey! He's probably kidding, guys!", Gary told the class calming them down, but that wasn't a lie.

"Way to keep it subtle, cuz", Dawn whispered into my ear from behind.

"During the Zygarde negative energy incident I spent with Greninja, I regularly spotted Plasma, Galactic and Flare grunts digging holes. I managed to stop them but I was stupid! I didn't extract the information from them. I fear that my mistake might cloud a huge conspiracy", I whispered to the gang and they looked at one another uncomfortably.

"Hey don't blame yourself! You might have mistaken them for that idiotic Team Rocket trio or duo who'd repeatedly make the headlines for crashing into public places every now and then", Serena comforted me gripping my arm and I gave her a nod of thanks.

"De De De De Dueye!!", my Decidueye yelled breaking through the glass and sat on my shoulder.

"What happened, bud?", I asked him.

"Woah! What is that Pokemon?", Serena asked me and scanned him with her PokeTab which began to screech his stats and stuff I didn't bother to listen to.

Then Decidueye motioned that he saw a few guys doing suspicious things in the holes that were dug, and the whole Pokemon gang drove them away from there....PAINFULLY. Well, they were my Pokemon after all, weren't they?

"What did I tell you guys?", I asked them victoriously and they began to shuffle in their seats nervously.

"But...why us?", Drew asked me.

"Yeah, I mean, we haven't done anything...yet", Serena told me defensively.

"EXACTLY! That's what they want. When one hero falls down, another one appears to replace him! But what IF the next hero was brought down to his knees? The older one will eventually wear out and nobody will bother to contest the one in power", I explained and she shook in fear.

"So...what do we do? Call Officer Jenny?", May asked me reaching for her PokeTab.

"Do you know who has done this May? What proof will you show in court? They'll come out in an hour and ice you before you even know it", I told her and she began to twiddle her thumbs.

"Just pray that it's a silly prank played by the older kids", I told her HOPING that I'm right.

"Alright! Decidueye, tell everyone to keep their eyes peeled....NOT literally! Take turns, and beat the living crap out of anyone who enters those holes, alright?", I told him and he flew away nodding his head.

Suddenly, Mr. Goodshow came in sweating profusely and laughed nervously.

"Apparently, there is a small contract. No worries, young ones. Just don't go anywhere alone, okay?", he told us and I'd bet on anything that he was lying. Being the son of a platinum grade military interrogator, I knew that he was lying within a jiffy.

"It's a lie", I whispered to my gang and I could hear them gulping except for Serena who looked at them confusedly.

"Ash's mom was a military interrogator. So she taught him all those tricks when he was 4, and NOBODY could lie to him face-to-face", Drew whispered to Serena who nodded her head.

"Alright! Alright! Settle down! Let's begin our classes, shall we?", Mr. Goodshow asked us and most of the class paid attention. I was busy thinking on those potholes. Rolling a Pokeball between my fingers always helped me think better, and I did the same trying to think on who would try to kill us.

"Mr. Ketchum! Who led the Unovans in the battle against the Kalosians in the late 19th century?", Mr. Goodshow asked me suddenly breaking me out of my reverie.

"It was Sir Amadeus Lockhart. Born in 1868 to a factory mill worker, and led the Unovans to rise in revolution as he felt that the Kalosians were getting the better treatment from the Sinnohites when they were in power", I told him in a single breath, my eyes still closed, leaving a gaping class.

"That is...perfect. I presumed that you weren't paying attention to me", he told me. It was actually the truth but it was better off as a secret.

When the class progressed, we heard a massive explosion from the deserted lands opposite the living area, and I saw Wallace battling someone.....Colress.

To be continued...

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