As the trio reached the Westminster city , all heaved a sigh of relief.

"Thank god ! I thought we were never going to reach it ." Serena sighed relieved.

"Well! Don't just relax yet . We still have to find that man . It will probably take a while . So let's go into city right away ." Ash told them as both nodded.

As the trio walked in the city , they were gazed by the spectators.

"What is with them looking at us?" Serena wondered.

"Maybe they never had seen such a big hen walking with hat !" Rihanna chuckled.

"But ..I don't see any .." Serena stopped in her tracks fuming after realising that Rihana was referring to her .

"Now ! Guys . Be friendly. I am sure they are just looking at me . After all I did win the Clevan league." Ash smiled as both sighed.

"Of course! That's why ." Rihana pouted discovering that it was not because of her looks. To be honest, Rihana was a complex to both Ash and Serena . No one could figure her out . What was she like truly! All that Ash knew that she had a Dialga at her side which could come in handy .

Either way right now at this point , she was quite funny and kept the situation light . Ash told Serena and Rihana that they all should look in different directions to cover more ground which Serena accepted reluctantly.

Ash had been walking for two hours now . He had asked like hundreds of people and yet no one had heard of the man he was looking for . Was he even real ? Did he even exist? Was Madra just a figment of rumour spread throughout the region like a wildfire to fuel the curiousity of idiots who dared to venture on such futile quest.

Ash bumped into someone as both fell .

"I am so sorry. Are you ok ?" Ash stood up to see that it was Rihana he bumped into.

Rihanna groaned as she looked up to see Ash forwarding his hand . Damn ! This angle made him look cuter than she had imagined . Imagined? Wait ! No ! No! What was she thinking. She can't possibly think about Ash that way . He has a girlfriend already.

"Rihanna ! Are you able to hear me ?I mean you are sitting there for like quite a while and I seriously doubt that I hit you ...well more accurately bumped into you that hard ." Ash's voice interrupted her trail of thoughts.

"Oh sorry! I mean what are the odds of us bumping into each other while looking for Madra in different directions?" She giggled.

"Uhmm...I think..they are pretty average. I mean you were in different direction but still if you didn't find any trace, we would we converging here.." Ash began as she sighed.

"Oh right! Just an expression." Ash chuckled seeing her face .

"Well! Was an expression. " She raised her eyes blaming him.

"Lol ! So let me just call Serena to meet us .." Rihana stopped him all of sudden. Wait ! What was she doing? Why was she stopping him from calling her ? Get a hold of yourself.

"Uhhmm.. Rihana! What are you doing?" Ash asked confused.

"It wouldn't be wise to call her ..." She quickly stated.

"And why is that ?" Ash asked . Rihanna couldn't believe how quickly her mind started to think of ah excuse.

"Well look at it this way . Serena has still not come yet so she is still searching for Madra . Now if we call her , if Madra was there , we wouldn't find him . I say ...we both carry on asking and if we find Madra, we will call her or if she finds , then she will . All the better for everyone and time saved." She said.

Ash pondered on what she had just stated . It did make so much more logical sense. Although! He also knew that Serena would be worried about him as he was about her but then again Rihana must be right and Serena would call them if something was up, wouldn't she ?

"Yeah ! Let's go." Ash said as Rihana smirked internally . Both carried on their way . Rihana resorting more and more towards Ash and Ash under delusion that he still had his phone which would ring if Serena called him .

"After a few minutes, they found that Madra was there in a guild.

"The wodden door was the online entrance to guild.

"Let's hope he is here ." Ash sighed.

"Ya! Let's hope so ." Rihanna said.

The view presented them a dusty room cleaned like never . There was a table and a chair . On the chair was sitting a man smoking wearing goggles with his feet on table in s relaxed manner.

"Are you Madra?" Ash asked him.

"Depends on who is asking?" He chuckled.

"Oh ! So you are an outlaw then . Well; I suppose we had gone to someone else if we had the option. Ah ! Never mind ." Rihana looked at him with distaste .

"Hey ! Shouldn't we call Serena?" Ash asked her .

"Don't worry. See ! I have already texted her ." Rihana showed him a message as Ash beamed . Unknown to him , Rihana had sent to someone else named Serena. Rihana was starting to question if she was even sane any more .

But the deed was already done and Serena had no idea where both were.

Serena had been running so much that she stopped to take rest after all . It proved impossible to find him . And why the heck was Ash not replying to any of her calls and not a single text message?

Oh ! Ash promised that he wouldn't ignore her and here he is again . What is changed except they are designed at boyfriend and girlfriend. Nothing else it seems . He never takes her out or sweet talk or they do anything much together. It seems like ever since he confessed, he feels like he is relieved of doing anything together even things they used to back when they were just friends and now can't seem to find anything to do as a couple especially now they are so busy looking for this Madra guy . She really hopes he would be worth all this trouble or she is gonna do some shit .

As the journey continues.