ARRIVAL IN TORRENT

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Ash got down the plane in Madrador City Airport .  Pikachu on his shoulder. He was ready for a new start. To forget all the pain. All the sorrow.  To become a new person. Better than the previous Ash. 

Professor  Cerise got down, followed by Goh and Chloe. Chloe was still sleepy so she leaned against Goh's chest. Goh seemed to enjoy it very much.

Ash was standing outside the Plane with the three other people. 

"Hey, Ash!"

Ash turned to see the Professor who wore a  'I know something you might wanna know ' expression. 

"What is it?"

"Umm, you remember you told me about many of your friends you traveled with before?"

Ash nodded.

"Well there is ninety percent chance that most of them will be here."

"What ! Really !" Ash couldn't now even feel the ghost of his grief anymore. Seeing friends always helped him. He almost forgot that his last words to his mom were harsh. He forgot that he was now the last of his Bloodline left. He forgot how he lost his title to someone like Calem.

"Pikachu! " The Yellow mouse cheered on Ash's shoulder. He shared the same enthusiasm as his trainer. But above all, he was happy that his trainer was happy.

Suddenly Ash remembered something.

"Hey, Prof ?"
"Yeah, Ash?"

Ash thought for a moment before the words spilled out,"Can I hide my identity for a while?"

Ash expected the Professor to be shocked and oppose the idea but instead, a solemn small smile formed his lips before he said,"Yeah,off course."

Ash was genuinely surprised. Cerise saw this and quickly added,"I know. It's because you want to live simply for a while. You still are the Former Alolan Champion. Your face is alone enough to gather a crowd."

Ash was more than relieved that the Professor understood.

Goh then added with a sly smirk,"Yeah talk about gathering crowds. His fangirls would be enough to fill ten corridors. "

Ah felt his cheeks heat up a bit. Pikachu snickered. Just then , Yamper came out from his pokeball in Chloe's bag and yipped," Yampa! Yamper! perr!"

This time it was Pikachu who blushed and Ash who snickered. From everyone's confused expressions, Ash spoke, "Apparently, Yamper once encountered an Emolga in the laboratories' playground.  She wanted a bite mark from this yellow furball on her belly."

Everyone burst out lughing.

 "Well this little guy turned out to be a player!" exclaimed Professor Cerise in an amused tone.

"We better get going, we have to meet Professor Cerise at his lab."  Ash and Goh stared towards him in confusion. He then chuckled, "Oh yeah, I  forgot. He is my elder brother and the regional Pokemon Professor of Torrent. I'm Sakuragi Cerise and he is  Smith Cerise."

Ash and Goh nodded in enlightenment. "So, we better get going. "

They went to the airport counter of their terminal and checked out their luggage. Each of them had a suitcase and their daily used bags. As they got out of the airport, Ash couldn't help but feel that Torrent was warm. Really warm. He wondered that are there any new Pokemon here.

"Hey Professor."

"Yeah," the man said as he signaled for a cab to stop. 

As Ash helped Goh load their luggage into cab, he asked,"Are there any new pokemon here in Torrent?"

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