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The rematch

*If you don't like battles then skip to the ending for the amour moment that will have to do with the next chapter which might be short but I said the same about the Greninja/confession one and that one was longer than expected lol so enjoy!

Ash and his friends got up early in the morning (except Serena for what happened to her) so that Ash could have his rematch with Wulfric. Ash was excited and no longer had any of the sadness from the day before because everything seemed resolved. He knew his friends had admiration for him, he and Greninja are going to get stronger together and he was now in a relationship with Serena. He was the happiest he had been in a while and was ready to take Wulfric down. They had breakfast by Serena's bed where she would be resting at for the day and Ash sat next to her like if nothing had happened the night before. They talked and wanted to keep their relationship a secret for a little bit so that no questions would be asked while Serena recovered.

"You ready for the rematch Ashy-boy?" Gary asked smirking

"You bet! I wasn't at my full strength before so now you will see the true power of my bond!" Ash responded excitedly

"Wow you look very energetic again" Clemont remarked

"He was very quiet yesterday" Bonnie said still curious of Ash's weird attitude the day before

"Well I needed to reflect on a lot of stuff but I got myself out of it" Ash said while trying to look proud of himself

"Hmff" Serena pouted in annoyance

"Fine... Serena and Greninja helped me out..." Ash responded with a defeated tone

"That sounds more like it" Serena said feeling proud of herself

"Ash I'm so sorry I wont be able to go see you battle but just know that I will be cheering for you from here" Serena said still a little weak from the events in the blizzard but looking a lot better

"Its ok Serena and thank you... We will do our very best right Pikachu!"

"Pika!"

They all joked around for a little while longer and then they began to leave Serena alone to rest but before Ash would leave he saw Serena give him a wink and made a heart with her hands which made Ash smile and waved goodbye to her. They made their way towards the gym where Ash was determined to get his 8th badge.

"Let's do this Pikachu!" Ash said while entering the gym and looking at Wulfric who was ready for the challenger

"I see you want a rematch... very well then"

Wulfric and Ash went to their positions and got ready to battle while the referee got to his spot 

"Pikachu I choose you!" Ash yelled as Pikachu leaped from his shoulder and entered the battlefield

"Berkmite!" Wulfric shouted while throwing his pokeball in the air and his pokémon entered the field

"Battle begin!" The referee shouted

"Pikachu use electro ball!"

"Berkmite slide!"

Berkmite slid around the battlefield dodging electro ball

"I knew it!" Ash mumbled to himself

"Use Icy wind!" Wulfric commanded

"Pikachu heads up!" Ash shouted as Pikachu then jumped high but Bermite hit him and froze Pikachu a little which began to slow him down

"Use quick attack!" Ash commanded as then Pikachu would begin to run but he was slower because of the Icy wind and Berkmite was able to dodge

"Thunderbolt!" Ash yelled as then Pikachu charged his attack and hit Berkmite