After everything is finished, everyone who is still near what remains of the battlefield began making their way to Viridian City. Ash says goodbye to Butterfree again before it leaves to return to its home with its mate. Pidgeot and Fearow fly ahead to guide their flocks back to Viridian Forest before going back to Professor Oak's laboratory with the rest of Ash's flying Pokemon. Brock and Holly happily hold hands while the group travels, but every now and then, Holly would hug Brock's arm possessively whenever a Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny that is walking with the group glance at them with a sad look. Serena always walks beside Ash and Pikachu, which pleases Ash because he's glad to see her happy again. Misty walks behind them with a sad look, still worried about the honey blonde girl's hopes to stay with Ash.

Finally, Ash, Serena, Brock, Holly, May, Max, Dawn, Piplup, Cilan, Iris, Axew, Clemont, Bonnie, Dedenne, Professor Sycamore, Professor Oak, Tracey, Gary, Agatha, Koga, Timothy, Coovers, and Electchu all make it to Viridian City late in the evening. Ash and Timothy say goodbye to their Pokemon except for Pikachu, Electchu, Poliwrath, Odyssey, Shockwave, Blitzwing, and Gengar before Professor Oak returns all of them and sends them back to his laboratory through the transfer machine at the Pokemon Center. Once that is done, everyone comes outside, and Professor Oak, Gary, and Tracey turn to the group.

"Well, we must be heading off," Professor Oak announces. "I'm sure your Pokemon will want to be released and relaxing outside my lab again, Ash and Timothy."

"Yeah, my Pokemon would appreciate that," Timothy says with a smirk.

"Mine too," Ash says.

Gary then steps up to Ash and says, "By the way, Ash, nice job on winning the Indigo League."

"Thanks, Gary," Ash says with a smile.

Gary then gives Ash a competitive look and says, "But don't think that means you're stronger than me. The next time we see each other, I'll want a full-on battle with you, and I'm not planning to lose."

"I don't plan on losing either," Ash chortles as the two of them shake hands.

"Goodbye, everyone," Tracey calls out as he, Professor Oak and Gary leave.

Everyone waves their hands and say their goodbyes as the three of them leave for Pallet Town. But as they are leaving, Tracey looks at Misty and sees her looking sad. He wonders if there is something he can do to make her feel better, but he decides to let it be in hopes that he will get a chance in the future. Once they are gone, Koga and Agatha turn to the group smiling.

"I better go too. With Giovanni gone, I still have this city's gym until I can find a suitable replacement," Agatha says.

"And I should be heading back to my gym so that my sister isn't there battling challengers herself," Koga says.

"That makes sense," Max says. "Guess we'll see you all later."

"Yeah, catch you guys later," Holly says with a smile.

Once again, everyone says their farewells until Agatha and Koga are out of sight. Once they are gone, Professor Sycamore, Alain, Mairin, and Chespie turn to the group.

"We should get going as well," Professor Sycamore says.

"Are you heading back to Kalos?" Clemont asks.

"Nope, we're going to the Johto region," Mairin answers for Professor Sycamore. "While we were healing Pokemon after the fight, we heard that there are more Pokemon that can mega evolve there besides the Pokemon from the Johto Elite Four and Lance."

"Okay, take care of yourself, Mairin," Serena says as she and Bonnie hug Mairin.

Alain walks over to Ash and Timothy and says, "The next time I see either of you, I'll want another battle."

"Sounds good to me," Ash says. "I'm looking forward to it."

"Me too," Timothy says.

Alain smirks and shakes hands with them before he, Mairin, and Professor Sycamore leave. Once everyone is done seeing them off, Dawn clears her throat.

"So...is that it?" She asks. "No one else is leaving right now?"

Everyone chuckles before May answers her question.

"Well, Max and I are thinking about going to Johto as well for the Grand Festival and the Johto League, but I think we both want to hold that off while we're still all together,"

Dawn smiles and says, "Great. I want to do that too."

"Piplup," Piplup chirps happily.

"Same here," Brock says. "Holly and I have all the time in the world before we need to head back to Pewter City."

"We sure do," Holly says with a blissful sigh as she rests her head on Brock's shoulder and places her hand on her rock and pearl necklace.

"And I'll need to get back to my gym before my sisters do something crazy with it," Misty adds.

"Well, I'll have to fly to the Sinnoh region tomorrow," Coovers says. "Looker wants me back at headquarters while he's still sorting things out here."

"Same with Cilan and me," Iris says. "We've talked about flying back to Unova after all of this."

"Axew, ew," Axew says.

Cilan nods while Clemont says, "We'll have to fly too. Our dad is probably worried about Bonnie and me after what happened."

Bonnie nods but secretly glances at Max, wishing they didn't have to part ways.

Ash turns to Timothy and asks, "What about you, Timothy?"

The man in the "H.A.K." shirt thinks for a moment and says, "You know, I've been thinking about trying my luck at the Sinnoh League again."

"Oh yeah?" Serena asks. "You think you'll win that one next?"

"Hope so," Timothy replies. "What about you two?"

Ash and Serena both frown and look at each other, unsure of how to answer the question. But while they're thinking, a voice screams out the raven-haired boy's name.

"ASH!!! ASH!!!"

Everyone turns around to see Delia racing toward Ash. Before Ash can say anything, his mom hugs him so tightly that the air in his lungs are forced out of him in an instant.

"Do you have any idea how worried I've been, young man?!" Delia shouts hysterically. "I watch you win the Indigo League, and then Team Rocket abducts you and Mimey gets brainwashed and goes through a portal that suddenly appears in the middle of the living room?! What did I tell you about saving the world closer to home?!"

Ash eventually pushes himself away from his mom and chuckles while gasping for air.

"Mom, take it easy. I'm okay," he says. "Serena rescued me, Team Rocket is gone, Mimey and all the other psychic-type Pokemon are brought back, and the world is safe."

Delia pouts angrily at him before she sighs and gives Serena an appreciative look.

"That's true. Thank you, Serena," she says. "I don't know what I would do if something terrible happened to my boy."

Serena smiles and nods, saying, "Believe me, Mrs. Ketchum, I don't know what I would do either."

Everyone else gives Serena smug looks from behind except for Misty, who frowns and Ash, who just smiles at his friend. Just then, Ash feels at tap behind his shoulder, and he turns around to see a man holding the Indigo League trophy.

"Excuse me, Mr. Ketchum, but you left this at Indigo Plateau," he says. "Mr. Goodshow wanted it brought back to you once he learned that you were rescued."

Ash smiles and says, "Awesome. Thanks."

The raven-haired boy takes his trophy and looks at it happily with Pikachu until he notices that the man is still there.

"Uh, is there anything else?" He asks.

"There sure is," the man replies with a grin. "You see, I have a cousin of mine who sells raffle tickets for all sorts of big prizes, and he wanted me to give you these."

A man reaches into his pocket and takes out two tickets. He gives the tickets to Ash, who looks at them carefully.

"What is it, Ash?" May asks.

"It's plane tickets to some place called...Alola?" Ash answers, saying the last word in confusion.

"Alola? What's that?" Cilan asks.

"Alola is a region that is a tropical paradise," the man answers enthusiastically. "It's a place full of all sorts of ways to relax while also discovering Pokemon that I'm willing to bet you've never seen before."

Ash's eyes light up, and he exclaims, "Pokemon I've never seen before?!"

"Oh, boy. He's hooked," Dawn whispers to May, making them both giggle.

"That's right," the man replies. "Pokemon like your Pikachu can fly with you for free, so with these tickets, you can come enjoy a nice, relaxing vacation with a friend and meet all sorts of new Pokemon."

"Awesome!" Ash shouts.

"Pikachu!" Pikachu squeals.

"So, who are you going to take with you, Ash?" Brock asks.

"Oh, that's easy," Ash says, turning to Serena. "What do you say, Serena? Wanna go visit a new region with me?"

Serena's eyes light up, and she opens her mouth to accept Ash's invitation. But then she stops herself and her smile falters. Ash looks at Serena, confused while she turns to the man.

"Sir, do you know if Alola has any Pokemon showcases, or contests or anything like that?" She asks.

The man looks at her, also confused, and hesitates for a moment before he answers, "Well...no. Alola doesn't have any competitions like that. They don't even have a Pokemon league there."

Serena frowns, disappointed to hear that. She turns to Ash and gives him a sad smile.

"Ash," she begins. "I want to keep traveling with you. I really do."

Ash blinks before it hits him, and he smiles softly.

"But you want to keep persuading your dream," he says.

Serena nods and says, "You're going to have a wonderful time going to Alola and befriending all kinds of Pokemon, but you have a dream that you must pursue, and I have mine. I need to keep working hard to make people and Pokemon happy with my performances. So to do that, I need to compete in the Pokemon contests in the Johto region next."

Delia, Holly, Brock, May, Max, Dawn, Piplup, Cilan, Iris, Axew, Clemont, Bonnie, Dedenne, Timothy, Coovers, and Electchu all frown sadly with Serena's decision, knowing that Serena doesn't want to part ways with Ash. Misty gives Serena a look of pity, having witnessed what she knew was going to happen eventually between Serena and the boy they both adore. Ash sighs, disappointed before he quickly hides it with his signature, toothy grin.

"Then you keep on pursuing your dream no matter what," he says cheerfully.

Serena smiles and says, "I will. Promise."

Ash nods and turns to Delia.

"In that case, would you like to go with me to Alola, mom?" He asks.

Delia smiles cheerfully and says, "Of course, sweetie!"

"Great. Then it looks like we have everything planned out," Ash says.

"Yeah, I guess all that's left is me, and everyone else flying to get our tickets and get ready to fly tomorrow," Timothy suggests.

"Alright. Then after that, let's get rooms at the Pokemon Center and spend one last night together as a group," Max says.

"Yeah!" Everyone else exclaims.

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For the rest of the night, everyone goes out for dinner as a group before they go to bed at the Pokemon Center except for Delia, who goes back home in Pallet Town with Ash's trophy to pack her things for Alola. The next day, Delia returns to Viridian City with Mimey just in time to join everyone else for breakfast. Along the way to the city, Professor Oak comes to her, having heard that she's going to Alola and asks her to bring a Pokemon egg to the region where his cousin lives.

Everyone shares stories and laugh and tease each other as they eat at the Pokemon Center's cafeteria. When they check out of their rooms, Brock has an awkward time returning the key to the room for him, Ash, Max, Clemont, and Cilan when Nurse Joy is looking sad that he is with someone else. It doesn't help that Holly steps in to hold his arm and stick her tongue out at Nurse Joy like a little child.

Once everyone is done checking out, they all head to the airport for Ash, Pikachu, Delia, Mimey, Bonnie, Clemont, Dedenne, Cilan, Iris, Axew, Timothy, Electchu, and Coovers to start heading to their respective flights. The entire group walks together until they are at the escalator leading down to the boarding area, and they start to say their goodbyes.

"Give it everything you've got at the Johto League, Max," Ash says.

"I sure will, Ash," Max says before turning to Timothy. "And I plan to win and face the Elite Four right away."

Timothy chuckles and says, "Well, good luck with that. If you get that chance, though, be sure to contact me for advice. I may have beaten the Elite Four on the first go, but trust me when I say that they are not to be underestimated."

"Got it," Max says with a nod.

Max hears someone clearing their throat, and he turns around to see Bonnie looking down at the floor nervously with her hands behind her back.

"Um...good luck at the Johto League, Max," she says bashfully. "I'll be rooting for you."

Max blinks, surprised by Bonnie's shy demeanor before he smiles.

"Thank you, Bonnie," he says.

Bonnie looks up and smiles until she looks away again. Serena then steps in and gives Bonnie a teasing look that makes the little girl whimper and blush.

"Give it your all with getting contest ribbons for the Johto Grand Festival, Dawn," Ash says.

"You got it," Dawn says as the two of them high-five each other.

Coovers walks over to Brock with tears in his eyes, whining, "Don't let your lady go again, Brock. When I find my lady, I want us to go on double dates."

Brock tears up too, and the two of them hold both hands as the cries, "You got it, buddy!"

Holly snickers at the two men's childish behavior. Timothy rolls his eyes and shakes his head until he sees Serena walking toward him with a smile on her face.

"I just want to say that Grandma Judy would have been very proud of you for what you did to save the world," she says.

"Thank you, Serena," Timothy says appreciatively before he smirks. "Now, don't forget about our deal. Win any of the Grand Festivals, and I'll tell you what 'H.A.K.' stands for."

Serena giggles with her mouth closed and says, "I won't forget. Good luck at the Sinnoh League."

Timothy nods his as a way of thanking her while the two of them shake hands.

"All passengers to flights for Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola, please proceed to gates A, C, D, and F. All flights will begin boarding in fifteen minutes," says a female voice from the speakers.

"That looks like us," Clemont says.

Misty frowns before she turns to Ash, Pikachu, and Delia with a soft smile.

"Have fun in Alola," she says.

"Thank you, Misty," Delia says cheerfully.

"Yeah, thanks," Ash says. "We're gonna have lots of fun, won't we, Pikachu?"

"Pikachu!" Pikachu agrees while on Ash's shoulder.

Misty's smile grows, uplifted slightly by Ash's optimism. Serena then steps in and gives Ash a warm smile. Ash smiles back, and the two of them just look at each other, smiling while everyone watches.

"Ash, I'm glad we got to travel together through Kalos and Kanto," Serena says with a cheerful and confident sound to her voice. "And I want you to know that you are my true goal."

Ash looks at Serena, surprised at what she just said. Everyone else looks at Serena, unsure of what she's going to say next.

"You're the kind of person I want to be," Serena continues. "I'm going to work hard to be someone like you, and I'll grow to become a more beautiful woman. That's when I'm gonna come after you."

Ash stares at Serena, having no idea what she just said. But then he smiles, nods, and says, "Right."

Serena giggles with her mouth closed and nods back. Ash then turns around and starts going down the escalator with Pikachu, Delia, Clemont, Bonnie, Dedenne, Iris, Axew, Cilan, Timothy, Electchu, and Coovers. Everyone else waves at them as they go down, and Serena keeps on smiling with her eyes on Ash. But as she watches the boy she adores leave, she feels a small ache in her heart, feeling unsatisfied with the way she left things with Ash. She then lifts her head and thinks for a moment before she looks down at Ash again just in time to see him make it to the bottom of the escalator.

"Ash, wait! There's one more thing!" She calls out.

Ash, Pikachu, Delia, Clemont, Bonnie, Iris, Cilan, Timothy, Electchu, and Coovers all turn around to look up at Serena, having all gotten off the escalator. Serena runs down the escalator with her eyes still fixed on Ash. The raven-haired boy looks at her, unsure of what she's going to do as she makes it all the way down and walks toward him until they are inches apart.

The next thing anyone realizes, Serena puts her hands behind her back, lifts her feet up to her toes and softly presses her lips against Ash's.

Delia, Bonnie, Iris, Axew, Cilan, Timothy, Electchu, and Coovers watch the honey blonde girl hold on to the kiss in shock. Pikachu and Clemont stare at her with their faces turning red. From the top of the escalator, Brock, Holly, May, Max, Dawn, and Piplup watch with their eyes wide and their mouths hanging open. Misty lets out a sharp gasp as she watches Ash just stand there and let Serena kiss him, brokenhearted. Finally, Serena pulls back with her cheeks beet red and a merry smile on her face.

"Thank you," she says.

Ash stands in place like a statue for a few more seconds before he smiles back at Serena.

"Goodbye, Serena," he says.

Serena keeps smiling and replies, "Goodbye, Ash."

The honey blonde girl then turns around and goes up the other escalator. She keeps her eyes on Ash as he, Delia, Pikachu, Clemont, Bonnie, Iris, Axew, Cilan, Timothy, Electchu, and Coovers walk away until they are out of sight. When she's back up the top floor, she turns to the rest of the group who are still looking at her in shock. They stay silent for a moment before May and Dawn squeal for joy and run over to hug their friend.

"You did it!" Dawn screams. "You had your first kiss with Ash!"

"Oh, I'm so happy for you!" May shouts.

"Nice job, Serena," Max says with a smile.

"Thanks, you guys!" Serena says cheerfully.

"Atta girl, Serena!" Holly says with a smirk.

"Way to go!" Brock says.

Misty, however, stays silent, hiding her sadness with a soft smile.

"Okay, now that they're gone, what's the plan with the Johto region?" Max asks once the celebrating is done.

May thinks for a moment and says, "Well, I'm thinking you, me, Dawn, and Serena go together until we need to part ways for you to get your first badge while Dawn and Serena go to their first Pokemon contests. Does that sound good?"

"That sounds great," Dawn says happily before turning to Misty, Brock, and Holly. "So let's go outside and say bye to you three before we get going."

"Right," everyone else says.

"Piplup," Piplup chirps.

With that, everyone turns around and starts heading back to the entrance to the airport. Serena walks behind everyone so that she can secretly replay the moment of her kissing Ash in her head. Her moment is interrupted, however, when Misty decides to walk beside her and secretly speak with a concerned tone.

"Why did you do that?" She asks. "You knew you two weren't going to keep traveling together just like I said. He didn't feel the same, and yet you kissed him as if you thought there was hope."

Serena turns to Misty with a smile and shakes her head.

"I did it because I still have hope, Misty," she replies. "I told you that I'm never giving up on him, and I still haven't. Just because we're going our separate ways now doesn't mean it's over. Ash and I still have our whole lives ahead of us. We're going to keep pursuing our dreams for years to come no matter what. One day we will see each other again, and when we do, I will come after him like I said and I won't stop until we are together."

"You really believe that?" Misty asks.

"I do," Serena answers. "And I hope you will find someone who will make you happy the way he makes me happy. I really do from the bottom of my heart."

The orange-haired girl looks at Serena, taken aback by her sincerity. Serena puts her hands behind her back again and gives Misty a kind look on her face. The honey blonde girl then walks ahead of Misty with her head facing the ceiling as her mind goes back to thinking about her kiss. Misty looks down on the floor as she walks and begins to ponder what Serena said.

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Ash keeps smiling as he walks with Pikachu, still on his shoulder. Delia, Clemont, Bonnie, Iris, Axew, Cilan, Timothy, Electchu, and Coovers are all looking at him as they walk down the hall, curious about what's going on in his mind. After a while, the ten of them make it to the end of the hall, where several gates are leading to different planes. Everyone stops in the middle of the hall, and Cilan decides to speak first.

"So Ash, how did you like that kiss?" He asks.

Ash turns to him and thinks about it for a moment and says, "Well, I was definitely surprised."

"And?" Bonnie asks.

Ash looks at Bonnie, confused, and says, "Well, it felt really nice."

"And?" Bonnie asks with more hope in her voice.

Ash looks around to see everyone having intrigued looks on his faces. He feels uncomfortable as he scratches the back of his head.

"That's kind of it," he answers.

Everyone groans loudly except for Pikachu, who just sighs and shakes its head.

"For goodness sake, when will my boy learn?" Delia moans.

"Good thing Serena isn't here to hear that," Coovers comments.

"Yeah, what a kid," Iris says.

"For once, I agree with you, Iris," Bonnie sighs.

"What? What did I say?" Ash asks, confused.

Timothy sighs before he walks over to his rival and places his hand on Ash's free shoulder. Ash looks at him intently while the man looks at him like a parent awkwardly trying to teach his child something embarrassingly obvious.

"Look, Ash, you're one of the most cunning trainers I've ever known," he begins. "That said, I think you should know by now that you might care for Serena as more than just a good friend."

Ash frowns and says, "First my mom says something like that, then Brock, then Coovers and Scott, and Anabel and now you? Why do you guys care about how much I like Serena?"

"Probably for the exact reason why Coovers, Spenser, and even Serena herself asked me what would I do if I ever completed my dream," Timothy says.

"And that is?" Ash asks.

Timothy hesitates, unsure of how to answer before he eventually says, "That there is something more important than things like being a Pokemon trainer."

Coovers smiles, happy with what his close friend just said. Electchu, on the other hand, looks at its partner befuddled while everyone else looks at Timothy approvingly. But Ash looks at Timothy in alarm as if he said something insulting.

"You really think that, Timothy?" He asks. "I thought you would never say something like that when you're working so hard to win every Pokemon league."

Timothy nods and says, "Yeah, you're right. I really want to accomplish my dream as much as you want to achieve yours, and I won't deny that a part of me is just as shocked as you are that I said that. But I think I'm starting to see that there may be something greater than even the bonds that many of us share with our Pokemon."

"How come?" Ash asks.

Timothy sighs and says, "Well, if I have to give one example, it would be how you and Pikachu defeated Electchu and me at the Indigo League."

Ash tilts his head and asks, "What do you mean? We used the right strategy to win."

"Yeah, but I think there's more to it than that," Timothy says. "You might have outmaneuvered us, but I think many would agree that Pikachu should have lost with it only using Thunderbolt against Electchu's Thunder.

Clemont thinks about what Timothy's saying for a moment before he interjects.

"I think he's right, Ash," He says. "Pikachu and Electchu may both be electric type and got hurt pretty bad before your last moves, but Electchu should have won because Thunder is a more powerful move."

Ash scratches his head and says, "Okay, so what does this have to do with Serena?"

Timothy thinks for a moment if how to put his explain into words and says, "The thing is, Ash, I don't think it was skill or power or the bonds you have with your Pokemon that is why you won the league. I think it was because you had a more important reason to win than just to prove you're the best. Something that you wanted so badly that it drove your Pokemon to triumph regardless of the odds."

"And...you think it was my desire to make my friend smile again?" Ash asks.

Bonnie scoffs and steps in saying, "Ash, we all know you would do anything for your friends, but even for you it's unusual to fight all the way to the finals at a Pokemon league and declare that you're aiming to win to make someone who is just a good friend happy in front of so many people."

"She's right," Iris says.

"Axew," Axew says from Iris' hair.

"It's clear that out of all of your friends, you have a passion for being with Serena and for seeing her be happy," Cilan says. "We all saw the way you were looking at her on the way here from the battle. You were glad that she was happy again out everyone who is relieved that Team Rocket is gone for good."

Ash blinks, still not following what everyone is saying. Timothy shakes his head with his hand still on Ash's shoulder and pats it, regaining the raven-haired boy's attention again.

"Think about it, Ash," he says. "Just know for now that we're all hoping the best for both you and Serena, no matter what happens."

When Timothy is done, he takes his hand off Ash's shoulder, turns to everyone else, and shrugs as if to say, "That's all I got." Delia smiles appreciatively and puts her hand on the man's shoulder.

"Don't worry, young man," she says. "He'll understand one day."

Timothy lets out a chuckle and says, "Well, it took a couple of people and a big battle in a Pokemon League to finally understand how important something like that is. Maybe it will take a few more people and another Pokemon League for Ash to realize what he needs to know now that he's experienced winning a Pokemon League for someone like Serena."

Delia nods and asks, "What about you?"

Timothy frowns and thinks about it for a moment before he shrugs again.

"I don't know," he answers. "I think it's too soon to say I really want something like that. I guess it would be nice if I found something like what Brock and Holly have or what Serena wants with Ash, but I don't know how I can look for that while still pursuing my dream. Maybe one day I'll find that special someone someday, but until then, I guess I should just keep moving forward."

Delia frowns and opens her mouth to speak when the female voice in the intercom speaks again.

"Attention, we have now begun boarding for flights heading to Sinnoh, Unova, Kalos, and Alola," she announces. "All passengers please proceed to your respective flights."

Ash smirks and turns to everyone and says, "Well, I guess this is goodbye."

Iris, Cilan, and Axew nod before Iris says, "Have fun at Alola, Ash."

"Yeah, have lots of fun," Bonnie says.

"De, ne, ne," Dedenne says.

"Don't you worry, you guys," Ash says. "We're going to have lots of fun. Won't we, Pikachu?"

"Pikachu," Pikachu says with a nod.

"Please call us when you get back and tell us all about it," Clemont requests.

"Ooo, yes. Please do," Coovers says excitedly. "And tell me how beautiful the ladies are in Alola while you're at it."

"Uh...I'll do my best," Ash says, chuckling nervously at Coovers' request.

Ash then turns to Timothy, and the two of them smile before they firmly shake hands.

"Best of luck with pursuing your dream, Timothy," Ash says.

"You too, Ash," Timothy says.

With that, everyone waves at each other as they head to their respective flights. When Timothy, Coovers, and Electchu make it to the gate for their flight, the man in the "H.A.K." shirt turns to watch Ash, Pikachu, and Delia enter the gate on the other side of the hall. He smirks before he enters the gate to his plane with his two companions. Once the three of them are seated in the plane, Timothy sighs, enjoying the comfy chair before Coovers speaks.

"So, do you really want to find your special someone?" Coovers asks with a hopeful grin. "Cause we could find two ladies who would like to have a double date with us while we're both in Sinnoh."

Timothy rolls his eyes and says, "Take it easy, pal. I may be starting to ease up for something like that, but that doesn't mean I'm looking for someone right away."

"Raichu," Electchu says, approving of its partner's response.

Coovers frowns and shakes his head.

"Do you at least think Ash will figure things out so that he and Serena will be together?" He asks.

Timothy looks at his friend silently before he turns to Electchu and pets it on the head. The mouse Pokemon lets out a high-pitched squeal as it enjoys the affection, and a small smile emerges on Timothy's face.

"We'll see, Coovers," he says plainly. "We'll see."