X and Y a Different Story

Episode 3 - Quality Time

Serena was standing at the beginning of the trail, heading out of town. "Gosh where is everyone?" She moaned. The sun was setting, and Ash was still nowhere to be found. "If they don't show up here soon then I will go the Pokémon Center to find them, I swear that we agreed to meet here though." Serena said to herself, then sighed.

"Fletchinder!" She heard a call from the sky.

"Is that Ash's Fletchinder?" She looked up in question.

Fletchinder dove down and dropped the note from its talon to Serena.

"What's this?" She caught it in her hand and opened it. "Ash?"

'Hey guys let's stay in town another night and leave right away in the morning. We will meet you at the Pokémon Center later tonight. I am going to be doing some training with Chelsea so don't wait up for us.

Ash'

"What?!" Serena felt petrified and dropped the note.

Which Fletchinder picked up, and took off flying again, going to deliver the note to Clemont and Bonnie.

Serena stood there; she wasn't sure how to feel. She was upset about Chelsea coming out of nowhere into Ash's life, and is taking all his attention, and then she was also upset about Chelsea lying to her about doing Show Cases. Then she was very upset that Ash was going to be up all night with Chelsea, and they were all by themselves somewhere.

Serena thought, 'The Park,' Serena then began to run back to the park.

Clemont and Bonnie were walking down a street, heading to the trailhead, to meet the rest of their party; and hoping to find Ash waiting there too.

"Geez, I hope Ash is ok," Clemont said, looking down at the sidewalk.

"Yeah, Chelsea would have been a good friend to have around; it is sad that Serena and her don't get along," Bonnie agreed. She was looking up at the sky, as she was looking, she noticed that something was coming toward them. "Hey look, I think that is Ash's Fletchinder; and it is holding something," she said then held up her hands and waved, "Fletchinder!"

Clemont started to look up, but when he did Fletchinder was right in his face. This gave him a good scare causing him to fall over, Fletchinder dropped the note on his face and then landed on him.

Bonnie grabbed the note, "Clemont don't be such a scaredy Meowth." She said as she opened the note.

"What's that Bonnie?" Clemont asked, he started to get up, and as he did Fletchinder flew off and into the distance.

"It's a note from Ash, saying that he wants to stay another night, to be with Chelsea," Bonnie said as she looked at the note. "He wants us to go to the Pokémon Center, for the night and "Not wait up for him"?" She looked up at Clemont, "Do you think Chelsea is actually going to start traveling with us after all?"

Clemont dusted himself off and took the note to read it, "Well, it says they are just training, so maybe they are just training for the night; and we are going to leave in the morning."

"Maybe, I hope she comes with though. Ash seemed super excited for her to come." Bonnie said and began walking to the Pokémon Center.

"I guess that we will just have to wait and see," Clemont said following Bonnie, and they went to the Pokémon Center.

Ash and Chelsea were standing on opposite sides of the grassy area next to the pond, Ash had his Frogadier out and Chelsea had her Umbreon, they were both out of breath but looking fierce.

"Frogadier use Water Pulse!" Ash called.

Frogadier built up a small ball of water in its hands and launched it toward Umbreon, it was a powerful attack.