A Different Route ✓

Chapter 19

(Pokemon is not mine. The picture above is from deviant art by pham. Follow them for more art.
"talking"
'thinking'
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Enjoy!)

N, "You are returning to Kanto, right?"

Ash was holding a sleeping Jiraichi, "Yup."

Iris, "I plan on going to Jhoto. I heard one of the oldest Dragon trainer clans are in Jhoto."

Cilan, "I plan on going to Hoenn."

N hummed, "I'm going to miss you lot. Though I am not so alone anymore."

Ash looked at the twins, "You like them, don't you? You should be more open with them."

N, "Perhaps."

N looked at the sleeping Pokemon, "Is this normal?"

Ash, "Yes, Jiraichi have different sleep schedules from what I know. The one Max, May and I met before could only wake after a millennia only."

Iris, "Oh and this one?"

Ash, "Seven months, he wakes up after seven months. I will be leaving him home so he can sleep without anyone out there disturbing him."

Cilan, "Good idea."

"Oh my! You really do have a Jiraichi."

Pikachu barked, -Who are you?-

Excadrill, -What do you want?-

Crustle, -Don't think you can hurt our humans!!!!-

Oh dear! Their Pokemon were still high strung from their run in with Team Plasma a few days ago. But Ash did not blame them, he was still wary too especially after how they tried to mind control their Pokemon. The lady apologized for startling them and introduced herself as Alexa a journalist from Kalos. She was there to interview them about what happened with Team Plasma.

Ash was wary but agreed to tell her if Black and White could join them. Alexa agreed and Iris went to call the two over for the interview. They told her what they each knew about Team Plasma and their own experiences. Then Ash mentioned they mostly owed their thanks to Team Rocket who did most of the grunt work. Alexa was surprised because Team Rocket from Kanto was just as bad as Team Plasma.

Ash agreed, "I agree but hey turf wars. What can you do?"

Iris muttered, "Yeah, though they caused us a lot of trouble throughout our journey. At the end they pulled through for us, though it was begrudgingly."

Alexa, "Thank you for the interview. Now, I am heading towards Frond Island to investigate a mystery. Would you like to join me?"

Ash, "Frond island? That's where Claire is at the moment."

Black, "Claire?"

Ash, "She is Blackthorn City's gym leader and part of the Dragon clan."

Iris, "And she is here? I have got to meet her."

White, "You guys go. We still have a lot to do out here."

Ash, Iris and Cilan waved goodbye to their friends and went with Alexa to meet up with Claire at Frond island. She was very happy to see Ash and meet his new friends and reprimanded them for facing Team Plasma without back up. Ash simply smiled and nodded before Claire sighed and let it go hugging him instead. Iris blinked and asked if she was the only one getting older sister vibes making Ash laugh and tell her Claire was like an older sister to him.

Claire turned to Iris and the two started to talk about dragon Pokemon prompting a request from Claire to see her Pokemon. The Dragon type Gym leader gave an impressed whistle and before they parted offered Iris a dragon scale for Seadra. Seadra was happy and Iris was ecstatic to get a Dragon scale and told Claire she planned on getting her Gym badge too.