Pokemon Fan Fiction ❯ Pokémon: The Azure Stone ❯ Chapter 2: Opportunity Arises ( Chapter 2 )
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By: LiquidPhazon 
Anime/Manga: Pokemon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 01.30.2014 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 1.2K | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Pokemon Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 01.30.2014 | Pages: 3 | Words: 3.5K | Visits: 1.2K | Status: Completed
----Many years later----
Journeying through the town of Undella was the PokŽmon Trainer from Pallet Town, Ash Ketchum and the dark blue haired Coordinator, Dawn, who Ash had befriended near the start of his adventure in the Sinnoh Region, heading over to the villa owned by non other than the Elite Four’s Champion and friend to both PokŽmon Trainers, Champion Cynthia.
ÒIt sure was nice of Cynthia to let us stay with her at her villa.Ó Dawn happily commented.
ÒYou’ve got that right, Dawn.Ó Ash replied, before the black haired teen went on and said. ÒAfter all the Pokemon Battles and Contests, I think we deserve a vacation.Ó
ÒPika Pika!Ó Pikachu then called out on the top of Ash’s left shoulder in agreement.
It was then the pair arrived at Cynthia’s villa, in which Ash knocked on the door, and moments later the blonde from Celestic Town opened the door as a cheerful smile appeared on her face.
ÒHey, Cynthia. It’s good to see you again.Ó Ash said, in which the Champion of the Elite Four replied. ÒAnd it’s good to see you all again.Ó
ÒPlease come in.Ó Cynthia said as the blonde from Celestic Town then moved out of the way and allowed Ash, Pikachu and Dawn inside, and all three of them were amazed at the decorum that filled Cynthia’s villa as the room was filled with priceless artifacts, beautiful ornaments and other ancient treasures.
"Wow Cynthia, this is amazing." Ash exclaimed excitedly, before he then asked in a curious tone. "Did you find all this stuff while exploring different ruins?"
Cynthia couldn't help but giggle at Ash’s antics, before she replied. "Actually all this was discovered this right here in Undella. Recently work was being done to construct a marine walkway that would have connected Undella Town with Humilau City when a major archaeological site was discovered. I've been helping the local archeologists to uncover the mysteries of site.Ó
"I bet they really appreciate the help. After all no one knows more about ancient ruins then you do." Dawn stated, which caused Cynthia to blush a little from Dawn’s compliment.
"Well, I don't know about that..." Cynthia replied, before the blonde then said to her friends. "But where are my manners, I'm sure you three are tired from all your traveling. Your rooms are up stairs, why don't you head up there to rest and freshen up. Dinner will be ready in about an hour, if you like we can talk more about it then."
"Sounds good." Ash replied, whilst Pikachu and Dawn nodded in agreement.
The trio then headed up stairs; it didn't take them very long for them to find their rooms, in which Ash and Pikachu then said their temporary ‘goodbyes’ to Dawn, in which she did the same, before Ash then opened the door and stepped into possibly the nicest room he'd ever been in.
The interior was a fairy large room which backed onto a set French windows opened onto a balcony that over looked the beach below, a rather nice en suite bathroom and a large king sized bed in the centre of them room, which caused Ash to comment in an impressed tone. "Wow, Cynthia sure knows how to threat her guests."
"Pikachu Pika!" Pikachu agreed, before he then leapt from Ash’s shoulder onto the bed, while the black haired teen kicked off his shoes and tossed his bag off to one side of his room, before Ash joined his PokŽmon partner on the bed, in which the pair simultaneously stretched out their arms and began to relax, before it turned to a quick nap.
----Within Dawn’s room----
Meanwhile, Dawn had already dropped her gear and was taking advantage of the en suite bathroom.
After allowing the water to warm up, relieving herself of her clothing and removing her hair clips, Dawn stepped into the steaming water allowing it to wash away the day’s impurities and ease her tired muscles.
"Ahhhh, this feels so good." Dawn moaned out; as she was lost in her own little world and her thoughts turned to her adventures with her traveling companion.
As Dawn’s body continued to sink into the warmth of the bathtub, her mind continued to sink deeper into the thoughts of Ash, all the times they spent with one another, the good times and the bad, victories and defeats, the laughs and the tears.
And yet despite all that, Ash had stuck with her, encouraged her to do her best and been there for her to celebrate her victories and comfort her after her defeats, which caused the female PokŽmon Trainer to think to herself. ‘Oh, Ash, you’ve been such an amazing friend to me. But is that all you see me as?’
It was after several more minutes that Dawn decided it was time to finish her bath, in which the dark blue haired girl carefully got out of the bathtub, removed the plug, letting all the water flow down the drain, before Dawn then grabbed a nearby towel and dried herself.
And once she was done, Dawn was about to put her clothes back on, however, it was then the dark blue haired girl shielded her eyes with her right arm, as the sun was setting and the rays were angled at a way so they hit the bathroom mirror and reflected into Dawn’s face.
But it was then the sun began to set and the night beckoned upon the Regions, which allowed Dawn to move her arm away from her face and look at herself in the mirror, exposing her naked form, which caused the female PokŽmon Trainer to let out a small disappointed sigh, as she could see that her body was not as developed as she'd like to be.
Dawn then thought about how beautiful and mature Cynthia looked and caused mixed feelings for the Champion of the Elite Four to fill her body.
There was a part of Dawn that envied and wished her body was more like Cynthia’s, while another part of the dark blue haired girl could feel jealousy towards her, but Dawn knew it wasn’t Cynthia’s fault that their bodies had matured differently, in which the female PokŽmon Trainer put her clothing back on and shook off the conflicting feelings she had.
----Meanwhile, with Ash----
While Dawn was bathing, Ash was confused as he found himself in a strange location but as far as the black-haired teen could tell it was some kind of ancient temple, several columns were doted around the room to keep it stable.
Strange hieroglyphs and images on the walls depicted scenes from days gone by, one of which was so large it took up an entire wall by itself.
Curious by it and hoping it could provide answers as to where he was, Ash made his way over to the wall, and while he was incapable of reading the hieroglyphs, the images seemed to be depicting some kind of battle, both people and PokŽmon were wearing armour and clashing with one another whilst above them what looked like a comet streaked overhead.
"What is this?" Ash thought to himself out loud, as he stared at the image, before the black-haired teen asked himself. "What could all this mean?"
However, before Ash could react, a loud cry rang out from somewhere in the distance causing him to run towards the cry to help whoever it was.
"Ash, please save me!" The voice called out from beyond a sealed door on the far side of the room.
Wasting no time, Ash raced as fast as he could towards the opening and without a second thought burst through the door, revealing to him that on the other side was a large almost cavern-like chamber.
Full of darkness, with only the light from the other room and several discarded torches to illuminate his new surroundings.
Searching the room his eyes fell upon his companions, Dawn and an unconscious Cynthia, as well as several of their PokŽmon, all of whom were gathered in the far corner of the room, as a massive shadowy figure loomed over them in a threatening matter.
Dawn turned her head and her gaze met Ash's, moments before the figure reached down and grabbed her in its large hand, which caused the dark blue-haired girl to call out to Ash in a pleading tone. "Ash, please do something! Help me!"
"Dawn, no! " Ash cried out in extreme concern for Dawn, as he watched the hand drag Dawn into the shadows, before, as if by some unknown force, the black-haired teen charged into the darkness as he screamed out. "Dawn!"
----Back in Cynthia’s villa----
Ash's eyes suddenly shot open as he lurched upwards, his body soaked in a cold sweat.
'Wha... A dream? It was just a dream?' The black-haired teen thought to himself.
"Pika, Pika, Pikapi?" Ash then heard, in which he looked over and was met by the worried expression of his long time PokŽmon partner.
"Don't worry buddy, I'm ok. Just a bad dream." Ash told the yellow mouse PokŽmon in an assuring tone as he reached over and patted Pikachu’s head.
Looking over at the clock by the bed Ash noticed that he had just enough time to go wash up before dinner.
"Well will you look at that." Ash then said, trying to change the mood, before he said. "Come on Pikachu, we need to get ready for dinner."
ÒPikachu.Ó Pikachu replied loyally, as he watched his PokŽmon Trainer dash over to the bathroom, as Pikachu was still as he could sense Ash was hiding something.
----Sometime later----
A bathed and refreshed Dawn emerged from her room, wearing the same dress that she'd worn for the Sinnoh Grand Festival, accompanying her was her ever-faithful Buneary.
"Wow Buneary, I love the way you've styled your fur." Dawn told the Rabbit PokŽmon, who blushed slightly at the complement, before her blush deepend when Dawn then said slyly. "I bet it's all to catch the eye of a certain someone."
"Who are talking about?" The pair heard a male voice ask and turned around to see Ash and Pikachu standing there, in which the Pallet Town resident had shed his traveling attire and was now dressed in a simple white shirt and black slacks.
And while it wasn’t anything fancy, Dawn had to admit to herself that Ash did look pretty good.
"Nothing, just girl stuff." Dawn replied, before she changed the subject and commented. "I have to say though Ash, you scrubbed up pretty well."
"What this?" Ash replied, before the black-haired teen went on and said. "Just something I found hanging in the closet, figured I'd might as well make an effort since Cynthia's being so nice to us. You look pretty good to Dawn, it's been a while since you've worn that dress."
"T... Thank you, I'm glad you like it." Dawn replied, doing her best to fight back the blush that had appeared on her face Ash failed to notice, before the dark blue-haired girl then said. "L... Let's go down to dinner, it'd be rude to keep our host waiting."
"Right, let's go." Ash replied, before the two trainers and their PokŽmon then headed down the stairs and headed for the dining room, all the while Buneary’s heart was skipping a beat from being so close to Pikachu.
It didn't take the two PokŽmon Trainers and their partners long to find the dining room, the room being fairly large, which backed onto a balcony that over looked the villas gardens, and In the centre of the room was a large table at which Cynthia, who was seated at the head of the table, while standing beside her was an older looking man dressed in a smart looking purple blazer with grey hair and matching moustache.
"There you two are, I was beginning to think you two might have gotten lost." Cynthia said to them.
"Yeah, sorry about that." Ash said apologetically, before he asked. "Hope we haven't kept you waiting too long.
"Don't worry about it, I'm just teasing you." Cynthia replied to the black-haired teen, flashing him a warm smile. "Sit yourselves down, dinner will be served shortly."
Cynthia then turned her attention to the man beside her and told him. "Jervis, you may serve dinner now."
"Very good Ma'am." Jervis said in a respectful tone, before he then left the room.
Soon the table was covered with a wide range of different foods, ranging from several different kinds of greens and salad, boiled and fried rice, different kinds of cold and cooked meats with sauces to go with them, pasta as well as a selection of fruits and vegetables.
"Whoa, there's just so much. I don't know where to start." Ash stated in an amazed tone.
Dawn had to agree; all of it looked so good to her, before it was then something occurred to the dark blue haired Coordinator. "Say Cynthia, since there's so much food here maybe we could let our PokŽmon join in. I mean it’d be a shame to let this all go to waste."
"I don't see why not, that does sound like a good idea." Cynthia replied, before the blonde from Celestic Town then reached into her jacket and took out several PokŽballs and said. "Lets do it."
Ash and Dawn then took out their own PokŽballs and all three tossed them out, releasing their PokŽmon contained inside.
From Ash's emerged Oshawott, Snivy, Pignite, Krookodile and Charizard.
From Dawn's came Piplup, Quilava, Togekiss, Mamoswine and Lilligant.
And finally, Cynthia sent out her Garchomp, Milotic, Glaceon and, to Ash and Dawn's surprise, a shiny Lucario, which upon seeing them both Pikachu and Buneary dashed over to greet their friends.
Soon everyone was enjoying their meals, the PokŽmon were having theirs outside on the terrace and gardens, while inside, Dawn had finally decided on a small salad to start with, whilst Ash was demonstrating his lack of table manners by shoving anything he could stab with his fork into his mouth.
Embarrassed by her companion’s display, Dawn lightly kicked Ash in the shin under the table.
"Ow! What was that for?" Ash asked in a mixture of confusion and annoyance as his words muffled slightly by a piece of steak dangling half way out of his mouth.
"Ash, in case you haven't noticed we are guests in Cynthia's house. Could you at least pretend you don't have the table manners of a Snorlax?" Dawn questioned her friend in a scolding tone, before she then looked over at Cynthia and said apologetically. "Sorry about that."
"Don't worry about it." Cynthia replied, as if she was amused by Ash's antics, before the Champion of the Elite Four then asked curiously. "So what about you two, how's your journey though Unova?"
"Well I took the Unova Gym challenge and competed in the Unova league, kinda disappointed by the result though. Still, I caught a whole bunch of new PokŽmon and made some friends that made coming here worth it " Ash replied after he swallowed the piece of meat in his mouth.
"Yeah Unova's been pretty interesting." Dawn added, before she went on and said. "I met up with Ash in Nimbasa City, that place was so much fun and we did so much. We rode the ferris wheel and the roller coaster. Saw a PokŽmon musical, not to mention went to Big Dome and Little Dome and watched different sports. Plus I got to watch one of Elesa's fashion shows, she was so amazing."
Hearing that the pair were having fun spending time together made Cynthia smile, before it was then Ash interrupted when he asked her. "So Cynthia, what about the ruins your exploring?"
"Well according to the archeologists we believe that they date back to the warring period of Unova's history, back before the two legendary hero's united the land. As I said I've been helping them out to try and find out as much about it as possible." Cynthia replied, before it was then she leaned forward towards the pair and continued in a hushed tone. "Despite that, I think I may have stumbled across something, something big."
"What do you mean?" Ash asked, intrigued, in which Cynthia replied. "I went to the hall of records in Castelia City to find some clues to the ruins in Undella, and what I found was several brief accounts of some kind of incident that occurred here. They weren't much but they referred to some kind of artifact being sealed within a hidden chamber within the structure that was sunk beneath the waves by Reshiram and Zekrom. Since then, I've been on several dives to try and locate this chamber but without any success, until recently. The other day several remote drones had been sent down to sweep the area around the ruins, one of them has found what looks like an opening into the structure. I'm heading out at dawn tomorrow to check it out."
"Whoa, that sounds really exciting." Dawn said in an amazed tone.
"You said it, Dawn." Ash added, before a sudden thought came to him, which caused The Pallet Town resident to ask the blonde enthusiastically. "Hey Cynthia, would you mind if Dawn came with you?"
"What? Ash are you sure?" Dawn questioned, surprised by his suggestion.
"Of course I'm sure, I mean Cynthia's been nice enough to let us stay here, it seems only right to help her out as well." Ash told her in reply, before the black-haired teen then looked over at Cynthia and asked. "So what about it Cynthia, can we help you out?"
Cynthia took a moment to think it over, what she was planning would be dangerous and putting the two at risk was something she didn't want to have to do, but on the other hand, having some company to share in the experience would be nice and she knew that Ash and Dawn could be trustworthy, helpful and a great asset to her.
"Ok, you can come. But just remember, this isn't going to be all fun and games so you have to do everything I tell you." Cynthia told them in a serious tone, before the Champion of the Elite Four told Ash and Dawn. "As I said I'm heading out at dawn tomorrow, so finish up and head to bed, you'll be getting a wake up call at 4AM so get as much sleep as you can."
The rest of the evening passed quickly, after dinner had ended the three of them recalled their PokŽmon, returned all, excluding Pikachu, back into their PokŽballs, and headed back up stairs, in which Cynthia said, before she left headed to her bedroom. "Ok, I'll see you all bright and early."
"Goodnight Cynthia." Ash and Dawn said, before the two of them were then alone with one another, as Pikachu had already entered Ash’s room to get some sleep.
"Well, I guess this is it. It has been quite a day." Dawn commented.
"Yeah. Guess we should maybe call it a night. We've got an early start tomorrow.Ó Ash replied, before the PokŽmon Trainer asked. So I guess this is good night then?"
"Yeah, good night, Ash." Dawn said, before the two of them then retreated to their rooms for the night.
Journeying through the town of Undella was the PokŽmon Trainer from Pallet Town, Ash Ketchum and the dark blue haired Coordinator, Dawn, who Ash had befriended near the start of his adventure in the Sinnoh Region, heading over to the villa owned by non other than the Elite Four’s Champion and friend to both PokŽmon Trainers, Champion Cynthia.
ÒIt sure was nice of Cynthia to let us stay with her at her villa.Ó Dawn happily commented.
ÒYou’ve got that right, Dawn.Ó Ash replied, before the black haired teen went on and said. ÒAfter all the Pokemon Battles and Contests, I think we deserve a vacation.Ó
ÒPika Pika!Ó Pikachu then called out on the top of Ash’s left shoulder in agreement.
It was then the pair arrived at Cynthia’s villa, in which Ash knocked on the door, and moments later the blonde from Celestic Town opened the door as a cheerful smile appeared on her face.
ÒHey, Cynthia. It’s good to see you again.Ó Ash said, in which the Champion of the Elite Four replied. ÒAnd it’s good to see you all again.Ó
ÒPlease come in.Ó Cynthia said as the blonde from Celestic Town then moved out of the way and allowed Ash, Pikachu and Dawn inside, and all three of them were amazed at the decorum that filled Cynthia’s villa as the room was filled with priceless artifacts, beautiful ornaments and other ancient treasures.
"Wow Cynthia, this is amazing." Ash exclaimed excitedly, before he then asked in a curious tone. "Did you find all this stuff while exploring different ruins?"
Cynthia couldn't help but giggle at Ash’s antics, before she replied. "Actually all this was discovered this right here in Undella. Recently work was being done to construct a marine walkway that would have connected Undella Town with Humilau City when a major archaeological site was discovered. I've been helping the local archeologists to uncover the mysteries of site.Ó
"I bet they really appreciate the help. After all no one knows more about ancient ruins then you do." Dawn stated, which caused Cynthia to blush a little from Dawn’s compliment.
"Well, I don't know about that..." Cynthia replied, before the blonde then said to her friends. "But where are my manners, I'm sure you three are tired from all your traveling. Your rooms are up stairs, why don't you head up there to rest and freshen up. Dinner will be ready in about an hour, if you like we can talk more about it then."
"Sounds good." Ash replied, whilst Pikachu and Dawn nodded in agreement.
The trio then headed up stairs; it didn't take them very long for them to find their rooms, in which Ash and Pikachu then said their temporary ‘goodbyes’ to Dawn, in which she did the same, before Ash then opened the door and stepped into possibly the nicest room he'd ever been in.
The interior was a fairy large room which backed onto a set French windows opened onto a balcony that over looked the beach below, a rather nice en suite bathroom and a large king sized bed in the centre of them room, which caused Ash to comment in an impressed tone. "Wow, Cynthia sure knows how to threat her guests."
"Pikachu Pika!" Pikachu agreed, before he then leapt from Ash’s shoulder onto the bed, while the black haired teen kicked off his shoes and tossed his bag off to one side of his room, before Ash joined his PokŽmon partner on the bed, in which the pair simultaneously stretched out their arms and began to relax, before it turned to a quick nap.
----Within Dawn’s room----
Meanwhile, Dawn had already dropped her gear and was taking advantage of the en suite bathroom.
After allowing the water to warm up, relieving herself of her clothing and removing her hair clips, Dawn stepped into the steaming water allowing it to wash away the day’s impurities and ease her tired muscles.
"Ahhhh, this feels so good." Dawn moaned out; as she was lost in her own little world and her thoughts turned to her adventures with her traveling companion.
As Dawn’s body continued to sink into the warmth of the bathtub, her mind continued to sink deeper into the thoughts of Ash, all the times they spent with one another, the good times and the bad, victories and defeats, the laughs and the tears.
And yet despite all that, Ash had stuck with her, encouraged her to do her best and been there for her to celebrate her victories and comfort her after her defeats, which caused the female PokŽmon Trainer to think to herself. ‘Oh, Ash, you’ve been such an amazing friend to me. But is that all you see me as?’
It was after several more minutes that Dawn decided it was time to finish her bath, in which the dark blue haired girl carefully got out of the bathtub, removed the plug, letting all the water flow down the drain, before Dawn then grabbed a nearby towel and dried herself.
And once she was done, Dawn was about to put her clothes back on, however, it was then the dark blue haired girl shielded her eyes with her right arm, as the sun was setting and the rays were angled at a way so they hit the bathroom mirror and reflected into Dawn’s face.
But it was then the sun began to set and the night beckoned upon the Regions, which allowed Dawn to move her arm away from her face and look at herself in the mirror, exposing her naked form, which caused the female PokŽmon Trainer to let out a small disappointed sigh, as she could see that her body was not as developed as she'd like to be.
Dawn then thought about how beautiful and mature Cynthia looked and caused mixed feelings for the Champion of the Elite Four to fill her body.
There was a part of Dawn that envied and wished her body was more like Cynthia’s, while another part of the dark blue haired girl could feel jealousy towards her, but Dawn knew it wasn’t Cynthia’s fault that their bodies had matured differently, in which the female PokŽmon Trainer put her clothing back on and shook off the conflicting feelings she had.
----Meanwhile, with Ash----
While Dawn was bathing, Ash was confused as he found himself in a strange location but as far as the black-haired teen could tell it was some kind of ancient temple, several columns were doted around the room to keep it stable.
Strange hieroglyphs and images on the walls depicted scenes from days gone by, one of which was so large it took up an entire wall by itself.
Curious by it and hoping it could provide answers as to where he was, Ash made his way over to the wall, and while he was incapable of reading the hieroglyphs, the images seemed to be depicting some kind of battle, both people and PokŽmon were wearing armour and clashing with one another whilst above them what looked like a comet streaked overhead.
"What is this?" Ash thought to himself out loud, as he stared at the image, before the black-haired teen asked himself. "What could all this mean?"
However, before Ash could react, a loud cry rang out from somewhere in the distance causing him to run towards the cry to help whoever it was.
"Ash, please save me!" The voice called out from beyond a sealed door on the far side of the room.
Wasting no time, Ash raced as fast as he could towards the opening and without a second thought burst through the door, revealing to him that on the other side was a large almost cavern-like chamber.
Full of darkness, with only the light from the other room and several discarded torches to illuminate his new surroundings.
Searching the room his eyes fell upon his companions, Dawn and an unconscious Cynthia, as well as several of their PokŽmon, all of whom were gathered in the far corner of the room, as a massive shadowy figure loomed over them in a threatening matter.
Dawn turned her head and her gaze met Ash's, moments before the figure reached down and grabbed her in its large hand, which caused the dark blue-haired girl to call out to Ash in a pleading tone. "Ash, please do something! Help me!"
"Dawn, no! " Ash cried out in extreme concern for Dawn, as he watched the hand drag Dawn into the shadows, before, as if by some unknown force, the black-haired teen charged into the darkness as he screamed out. "Dawn!"
----Back in Cynthia’s villa----
Ash's eyes suddenly shot open as he lurched upwards, his body soaked in a cold sweat.
'Wha... A dream? It was just a dream?' The black-haired teen thought to himself.
"Pika, Pika, Pikapi?" Ash then heard, in which he looked over and was met by the worried expression of his long time PokŽmon partner.
"Don't worry buddy, I'm ok. Just a bad dream." Ash told the yellow mouse PokŽmon in an assuring tone as he reached over and patted Pikachu’s head.
Looking over at the clock by the bed Ash noticed that he had just enough time to go wash up before dinner.
"Well will you look at that." Ash then said, trying to change the mood, before he said. "Come on Pikachu, we need to get ready for dinner."
ÒPikachu.Ó Pikachu replied loyally, as he watched his PokŽmon Trainer dash over to the bathroom, as Pikachu was still as he could sense Ash was hiding something.
----Sometime later----
A bathed and refreshed Dawn emerged from her room, wearing the same dress that she'd worn for the Sinnoh Grand Festival, accompanying her was her ever-faithful Buneary.
"Wow Buneary, I love the way you've styled your fur." Dawn told the Rabbit PokŽmon, who blushed slightly at the complement, before her blush deepend when Dawn then said slyly. "I bet it's all to catch the eye of a certain someone."
"Who are talking about?" The pair heard a male voice ask and turned around to see Ash and Pikachu standing there, in which the Pallet Town resident had shed his traveling attire and was now dressed in a simple white shirt and black slacks.
And while it wasn’t anything fancy, Dawn had to admit to herself that Ash did look pretty good.
"Nothing, just girl stuff." Dawn replied, before she changed the subject and commented. "I have to say though Ash, you scrubbed up pretty well."
"What this?" Ash replied, before the black-haired teen went on and said. "Just something I found hanging in the closet, figured I'd might as well make an effort since Cynthia's being so nice to us. You look pretty good to Dawn, it's been a while since you've worn that dress."
"T... Thank you, I'm glad you like it." Dawn replied, doing her best to fight back the blush that had appeared on her face Ash failed to notice, before the dark blue-haired girl then said. "L... Let's go down to dinner, it'd be rude to keep our host waiting."
"Right, let's go." Ash replied, before the two trainers and their PokŽmon then headed down the stairs and headed for the dining room, all the while Buneary’s heart was skipping a beat from being so close to Pikachu.
It didn't take the two PokŽmon Trainers and their partners long to find the dining room, the room being fairly large, which backed onto a balcony that over looked the villas gardens, and In the centre of the room was a large table at which Cynthia, who was seated at the head of the table, while standing beside her was an older looking man dressed in a smart looking purple blazer with grey hair and matching moustache.
"There you two are, I was beginning to think you two might have gotten lost." Cynthia said to them.
"Yeah, sorry about that." Ash said apologetically, before he asked. "Hope we haven't kept you waiting too long.
"Don't worry about it, I'm just teasing you." Cynthia replied to the black-haired teen, flashing him a warm smile. "Sit yourselves down, dinner will be served shortly."
Cynthia then turned her attention to the man beside her and told him. "Jervis, you may serve dinner now."
"Very good Ma'am." Jervis said in a respectful tone, before he then left the room.
Soon the table was covered with a wide range of different foods, ranging from several different kinds of greens and salad, boiled and fried rice, different kinds of cold and cooked meats with sauces to go with them, pasta as well as a selection of fruits and vegetables.
"Whoa, there's just so much. I don't know where to start." Ash stated in an amazed tone.
Dawn had to agree; all of it looked so good to her, before it was then something occurred to the dark blue haired Coordinator. "Say Cynthia, since there's so much food here maybe we could let our PokŽmon join in. I mean it’d be a shame to let this all go to waste."
"I don't see why not, that does sound like a good idea." Cynthia replied, before the blonde from Celestic Town then reached into her jacket and took out several PokŽballs and said. "Lets do it."
Ash and Dawn then took out their own PokŽballs and all three tossed them out, releasing their PokŽmon contained inside.
From Ash's emerged Oshawott, Snivy, Pignite, Krookodile and Charizard.
From Dawn's came Piplup, Quilava, Togekiss, Mamoswine and Lilligant.
And finally, Cynthia sent out her Garchomp, Milotic, Glaceon and, to Ash and Dawn's surprise, a shiny Lucario, which upon seeing them both Pikachu and Buneary dashed over to greet their friends.
Soon everyone was enjoying their meals, the PokŽmon were having theirs outside on the terrace and gardens, while inside, Dawn had finally decided on a small salad to start with, whilst Ash was demonstrating his lack of table manners by shoving anything he could stab with his fork into his mouth.
Embarrassed by her companion’s display, Dawn lightly kicked Ash in the shin under the table.
"Ow! What was that for?" Ash asked in a mixture of confusion and annoyance as his words muffled slightly by a piece of steak dangling half way out of his mouth.
"Ash, in case you haven't noticed we are guests in Cynthia's house. Could you at least pretend you don't have the table manners of a Snorlax?" Dawn questioned her friend in a scolding tone, before she then looked over at Cynthia and said apologetically. "Sorry about that."
"Don't worry about it." Cynthia replied, as if she was amused by Ash's antics, before the Champion of the Elite Four then asked curiously. "So what about you two, how's your journey though Unova?"
"Well I took the Unova Gym challenge and competed in the Unova league, kinda disappointed by the result though. Still, I caught a whole bunch of new PokŽmon and made some friends that made coming here worth it " Ash replied after he swallowed the piece of meat in his mouth.
"Yeah Unova's been pretty interesting." Dawn added, before she went on and said. "I met up with Ash in Nimbasa City, that place was so much fun and we did so much. We rode the ferris wheel and the roller coaster. Saw a PokŽmon musical, not to mention went to Big Dome and Little Dome and watched different sports. Plus I got to watch one of Elesa's fashion shows, she was so amazing."
Hearing that the pair were having fun spending time together made Cynthia smile, before it was then Ash interrupted when he asked her. "So Cynthia, what about the ruins your exploring?"
"Well according to the archeologists we believe that they date back to the warring period of Unova's history, back before the two legendary hero's united the land. As I said I've been helping them out to try and find out as much about it as possible." Cynthia replied, before it was then she leaned forward towards the pair and continued in a hushed tone. "Despite that, I think I may have stumbled across something, something big."
"What do you mean?" Ash asked, intrigued, in which Cynthia replied. "I went to the hall of records in Castelia City to find some clues to the ruins in Undella, and what I found was several brief accounts of some kind of incident that occurred here. They weren't much but they referred to some kind of artifact being sealed within a hidden chamber within the structure that was sunk beneath the waves by Reshiram and Zekrom. Since then, I've been on several dives to try and locate this chamber but without any success, until recently. The other day several remote drones had been sent down to sweep the area around the ruins, one of them has found what looks like an opening into the structure. I'm heading out at dawn tomorrow to check it out."
"Whoa, that sounds really exciting." Dawn said in an amazed tone.
"You said it, Dawn." Ash added, before a sudden thought came to him, which caused The Pallet Town resident to ask the blonde enthusiastically. "Hey Cynthia, would you mind if Dawn came with you?"
"What? Ash are you sure?" Dawn questioned, surprised by his suggestion.
"Of course I'm sure, I mean Cynthia's been nice enough to let us stay here, it seems only right to help her out as well." Ash told her in reply, before the black-haired teen then looked over at Cynthia and asked. "So what about it Cynthia, can we help you out?"
Cynthia took a moment to think it over, what she was planning would be dangerous and putting the two at risk was something she didn't want to have to do, but on the other hand, having some company to share in the experience would be nice and she knew that Ash and Dawn could be trustworthy, helpful and a great asset to her.
"Ok, you can come. But just remember, this isn't going to be all fun and games so you have to do everything I tell you." Cynthia told them in a serious tone, before the Champion of the Elite Four told Ash and Dawn. "As I said I'm heading out at dawn tomorrow, so finish up and head to bed, you'll be getting a wake up call at 4AM so get as much sleep as you can."
The rest of the evening passed quickly, after dinner had ended the three of them recalled their PokŽmon, returned all, excluding Pikachu, back into their PokŽballs, and headed back up stairs, in which Cynthia said, before she left headed to her bedroom. "Ok, I'll see you all bright and early."
"Goodnight Cynthia." Ash and Dawn said, before the two of them were then alone with one another, as Pikachu had already entered Ash’s room to get some sleep.
"Well, I guess this is it. It has been quite a day." Dawn commented.
"Yeah. Guess we should maybe call it a night. We've got an early start tomorrow.Ó Ash replied, before the PokŽmon Trainer asked. So I guess this is good night then?"
"Yeah, good night, Ash." Dawn said, before the two of them then retreated to their rooms for the night.