Saving Arceus

Cozy

Green's POV

"He pulled it off," I clap with the crowd. I don't think Serena heard me because she's too busy flirting with Ash.

The aforementioned trainer leaves the battlefield and Serena quickly turns to me and grabs my arm. "Come on!"

Somehow she guides us through the crowd and finds Ash on the lower level of the city.

"You can pet him," Ash says kindly to a young girl who cautiously pets Pikachu on the head.

Pikachu cooes and the girl giggles.

I notice Serena aweing at the boy. It's been an hour and I can already tell they're more than friends.

I nudge her forward into the circle of people surrounding Ash. He gives a few more replies and people eventually disperse.

Pikachu hops into Serena arms and she hands him some sort of pink dessert.

"I don't know if Pikachu deserves that," I joke. "He didn't even battle."

"You're right," Ash laughs and receives a quick thunderbolt.

The electrocuted boy falls to the ground and I go to help him but Serena just laughs and holds my shoulder. "He's fine. Ash bounces back quick."

"Ugh," The raven haired trainer stands back up. "I didn't even make the joke."

Pikachu's cheeks spark again.

"I'm Green," I interrupt and scratch Pikachu's ear. "Sorry about that Pikachu."

The Pokemon smiles and goes back to eating his pokepuff.

"Nice to meet you," Ash holds out his hand. "Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town."

"I'm aware," I shake my head and Serena sighs.

"Oh right."

"We should get some food," Serena suggests. "We weren't here for 10 minutes before Ash challenged Wayne to a battle."

"I know a great spot," I lead them to the buffet. "We used to come here a lot when I was little."

"Wait so you don't live here?" Serena asks.

"No I'm from a small village further into the Normal District," I answer as we fill our plates. "I'm actually on a research assignment. That's why I'm allowed to travel."

"Makes sense," The honey blonde says. "President Triton ran us through the situation with people not really being able to travel between cities."

"Cities is still kind of allowed," I find us a table. "Going between districts is the no-no. But that kind of just led to people never leaving their home city either."

"Sounds boring," Ash says with a mouthful of food.

Serena gives him a small glare and he apologizes. After a big gulp he continues, "I've never been good at staying in one place that long."

"I would assume since you travelled all the way to Elemente?"

"Yea for sure," Serena says. She continues to give a quick rundown on what they're doing here. It sounds ambitious to see all of Elemente but they seem like real go-getters. At least this means Gold and I aren't the only ones travelling to every district.

I wonder where Gold is. I take a quick look around but no sign of the navy haired boy.

"So do you know where you're going next?" I ask but they shake their head.

"No. President Triton just suggested we come here first," Ash says.

"What about you?" Serena asks.

"No clue," I take another look for Gold.