(After the Battle is Over)

"My my. That was quite the battle." Diantha says while walking towards Ash and Serena.

"Thanks Diantha." they say in unison.

"I was most impressed by how you lured Paul into a trap by making him think he had an advantage with that Attract move on Ursaring." Cynthia says. Serena gives a curt bow on hearing that.

"Most impressive team work. You outclassed them both. Looks like your journey has really paid off." Sycamore says causing Ash and Serena to blush very faintly.

"Ash tell me how did Pikachu use Psychic attacks like Psybeam?" Oak asks with a tone of inquisitiveness.

"Of Course it can use Psychic attacks. After all Pikachu is a Psychic type Pokemon. Just because it is is a recess." Ash says when suddenly Serena flashes her eyes in a warning way. Cynthia and Diantha however notice this and they become more suspicious.

"I mean that Pokemon can use moves which are different from their types right. It's all a matter of training them in the correct way." Ash hastily says correcting himself.

"I see." Sycamore says in an unconvinced manner.

"Anyway Ash, me and my mom are going out to celebrate. So we will talk tomorrow. Do you mind?" Serena says while taking Ash by his arm and walking away.

Diantha considers asking them a little more but decides against it. She puts on a smile and says "Of course. Now go enjoy yourselves. You have earned it."

"Thanks Diantha." Ash and Serena say before hightailing it out of there.

As soon as they leave Diantha says to Cynthia "Did you notice the way Serena flashed her eyes when Ash was talking about Pikachu's Psychic attacks?"

"I did. You are right. He was about to say something which he wasn't supposed to say. She stopped him. Now I am sure they are hiding something." Cynthia replies.

"But what? Is the question. Come we shall talk inside my office." Diantha says while leaving as Cynthia, Oak and Sycamore follow suit.

(10 Minutes Later)

Ash and Serena enter their room. They check every corner for anybody being present. Then they lock the door and go into the bedroom and lock it too.

"Ash what were you thinking telling them about Pikachu being a Recessive Psychic Pokemon. Remember they are not supposed to know about Dominant and Recessive Pokemon types. Did you forget what Dragon Emperor told us regarding keeping it secret?" Serena says.

"I am sorry Serena. I just forgot." Ash says.

"Well good thing I was there to ensure you didn't screw it up. By the way I have been meaning to ask what errand did you run before the match?" Serena says while collapsing on a chair with a thud.

"Oh nothing. Just won the Voltage Badge from Clemont is all. So at what time does your mom have her reservation at Le Cirque?" Ash asks.

"In 2 hours why?" Serena replies.

"Good then we can have some fun time." Ash says while putting his hand inside her dress. However Serena gives it a little whack.

"Hey what was that for?" Ash says.

"Don't forget we need to feed our Pokemon too. First we shall do that then you get to have your fun time." Serena says while getting up. Ash grumbles in protest but soon follows suit.

(In Diantha's Office)

"Well let us examine what we know." Diantha says.

"First we have Serena who is a Pokemon performer and not a serious battler becoming an extremely powerful and competent trainer in as little as 3 months." Cynthia says.

"Second we see Pikachu using Fire Fang and Psychic moves. Something which it should not be able to do from what we know about our knowledge of Pikachu." Oak says.

"Third when Ash is talking about Pikachu's type he describes it as a Psychic type." Sycamore says.

"And finally when he is about to say something which he is not supposed to Serena flashes her eyes in a warning way to ensure he doesn't do that." Diantha says.

"On thing I don't get is how did she get so strong in such a small amount of time. She may be a good trainer but to reach the level of a competent powerful trainer like Brandon or Paul for that matter should take years of practice and experience. All of them have battled for years or competed in several journeys and challenged various leagues. I am sure even Cynthia and Diantha would struggle at least a little against Paul or Brandon but these 2 calmly defeated them both." Sycamore remarks.

"Defeat doesn't even describe it. Demolish is more like it. During the course of the entire match there was not a single clean hit that either Paul or Brandon could land. It was either countered or parried away or avoided." Diantha remarks.

"Furthermore the level of co-ordination displayed in the team battle was phenomenal. I have never seen Divide and Conquer used so effectively before." Oak remarks to everyone's agreement.

"The speed, power, precision, accuracy of their Pokemon was incredible as well. Not to mention being able to use moves which they are not supposed to be able to use. Fire Fang I can still understand. But Psychic and Psybeam is too much of a coincidence." Sycamore says as well.

"Not to mention do you remember when we called the 3 once on their journey we found that Ash had not challenged any gym apart from the Santalune City Gym. Then soon we find out that he has won 2 badges in quick succession." Diantha remarks.

"Yes I do. That was rather strange. Now that I think of it if anyone can shed a light on this mystery it is Clemont. He is the one who can tell us what happened to these two on their journey. How these two became so strong in such a short period of time?" Sycamore remarks.

"I agree. We should call Clemont here and ask him in front of us." Cynthia says while seconding.

"Alright then." Diantha says while dialing Clemont's number.

(Back in Ash and Serena's Apartment)

"Well that's that. The rest of the Pokemon are in the KIP Pokemon Healthcare unit." Serena says.

"Good." Ash says while coming from behind and picking Serena up in bridal style.

"Wow. You must be desperate to see me naked." Serena remarks while smirking.

"Of course I am. With all that intense training we go through the moment the 2 of us enter our tent at night we fall asleep." Ash says while opening the door of the bedroom with his foot.

"Well for once I agree with you." Serena says as Ash puts her on the bed.

Ash and Serena both remove their shoes.

"Come here you." Serena says as she pulls Ash's shirt.

"No need to tell me twice." Ash replies with a grin before going down on her and kissing her.

(Half an hour later in Diantha's Office)

"Well Clemont tell me how is your internship going?" Diantha asks Clemont.

"Fine. Korrina's grandfather is a very learned man. But you didn't call me at this time to ask me just that did you?" Clemont replies.

"Of course not. Did you see the match between Ash and Serena vs Paul and Brandon?" Diantha asks.

"No I did not. I was tending to my Pokemon who took a severe beating after my gym battle with Ash in the afternoon before the match took place." Clemont replies.

"Gym battle? I didn't know that. How did it go?" Diantha asks.

"Oh. Must have been my most humiliating gym battle. He went through all my Pokemon without even breaking a sweat. But I wasn't shocked to say the least." Clemont says with a disappointed tone.

"Why weren't you shocked?" Cynthia asks thinking now they were getting somewhere.

"Well if you train around for 3 month with someone like Dra,I-I-I mean train really hard in the wild you get very strong." Clemont says while quickly correcting himself.

"Are you sure it's just that?" Diantha asks with a raised eyebrow causing Clemont to gulp and start flinching.

"Pretty sure." Clemont replies.

"Clemont enough lies. I know you were going to tell us someone's name when you stopped yourself mid sentence. If you don't tell us the truth right now. I will suspend you from the Institution and I am not joking." Diantha says with a warning tone.

Clemont gulps and flinches on hearing that. He looks around to see all other people peering down at him with a hard penetrative gaze. He realizes that he has no way out but to tell the truth.

"Alright fine listen. It all started after we left for Cyllage City. We were camping in the night when we heard a huge explosion. Concerned it might have been trouble we decided to go over there and take a look. That is where we met him." Clemont replies.

"Met who?" Diantha asks.

"A Pokemon master by the name of Dragon Emperor." Clemont replies.

"Young man you don't need me to tell you that there are no such things as Pokemon masters. It is just a concept to motivate trainers but it shall always remain fictitious because no one knows how many Pokemon even exist. So it's impossible to catch all of them. But I am sure you know that so what happened?" Diantha asks.

Clemont then tells them about Dragon Emperor's battle with Ash, his offer to train Ash and Serena, his weird conditions. He speaks while the other listen in pin drop silence till the Shalour City gym. After he finishes there is pin drop silence in the room.

Diantha stands up and says "I gave you one job to do. That is look after Ash and Serena and tell us about any strange developments and you couldn't even do that. I must confess I am a little disappointed in you." in a disappointed tone.

"The question is what do we do about this Dragon Emperor character. We know nothing about him. For all we know he could be working with a criminal organization." Sycamore remarks.

"Besides what kind of a name is Dragon Emperor? Sounds very dodgy to me." Oak remarks as well.

"Agreed. Ash and Serena may be in danger for all we know. Trusting a stranger who has no qualification or identity was very reckless of them. What were they thinking?" Cynthia says.

"I am sorry. All this is my fault. Anything I can do to help?" Clemont says.

"You have done enough. Let the grown ups deal with this. Now leave us Clemont for we have much to discuss." Diantha says in a firm tone.

Clemont feeling guilty at his lack of judgement leaves the room crestfallen.

After making sure he has gone Diantha turns to the others and says "From what Clemont told us Dragon Emperor has kept his identity very secret. Keeping Clemont's training separate from Ash and Serena's. To burning the letter he left for Clemont back in the Shalour gym. Looks like he wants to keep his identity under wraps alright. So first let's get in touch with the Police authorities of the various regions. See if they have any criminal records of a man by this name. If not then we need to get someone to get more information about this Dragon Emperor."

"Don't worry. I know just the man for the job. His name is Looker. His involvement was crucial in bringing Team Galactic down. I'll give him a call." Cynthia says.

"What about Delia and Grace. Shouldn't they know what kind of danger their kids might be in?" Oak remarks.

"Well Ash and Serena are celebrating tonight. They have earned their celebration alright. We shall inform Grace and Ash's mother first thing in the morning." Diantha says.

"Well that is that. Prof. Oak and I have to get back to our research right now. So please excuse us." Sycamore says while taking his leave.

"Well I am calling over my elite four tomorrow. After we do that we shall both contact the Police authorities together." Diantha says.

"OK." Cynthia replies.

(Meanwhile back at the Apartment)

"Button me up Ash quickly otherwise we will be late." Serena says.

"You know how much I enjoy seeing you naked. So why ask me to cover you up." Ash replies in a teasing way only to get a smack on his head.

"Ouch. What's with the whacking today?" Ash asks while rubbing his head.

"Just because you are banging the Kalos Queen doesn't mean she doesn't get to whack you as well." Serena replies in a smirking manner.

"In that case you should have no problem with me tickling you." Ash says with a grin.

"Ash if you ruin my dress no sex for you when we come back." Serena says in a loud warning way enough to make Ash back off at the prospect of not being able to have sex tonight.

"Right." Ash says as he buttons Serena up and zips her. Serena smiles at the fact how easily she can control and sway Ash's thoughts and decisions while Ash is zipping the dress on her back.

(An Hour Later)

"Wow. You are 15 minutes late." Grace says as Serena enters the restaurant with Ash.

"Sorry. Your daughter had a wardrobe malfunction." Ash says in a joking way only to be whacked by Serena on the forehead.

"Relax I was only joking." Ash says as he playfully catches her hand when she tries to whack him for a second time.

"So tell me you two. How was your journey? What kind of experiences did you have. Any new Pokemon you caught?" Grace asks.

"Relax we will tell you everything. But first can we have some food we are starving." Ash and Serena say in unison.

"Sure." Grace says as she snaps her finger. Soon waiters come one after the other carrying dish after dish.

Both Serena and Ash's eyes twinkle with excitement as for 3 months they have had to stay without Clemont's food in the wild. As soon as they see the food they start to gobble it down at a frightening pace much to the shock of Grace. After demolishing all the plates they wipes their mouths and say "That was so good."

Then they divert their attention to Grace who is shocked at the rate at which Ash and Serena devoured all the food.

"I guess you two must not have had food like this in 3 months." Grace says while drinking her soup.

"Oh yeah right." Ash and Serena say while sweat dropping at their own behavior.

Then Ash and Serena begin to describe their adventures as Grace listens intently. Of course the adventures are modified to exclude out the Alolan Pokemon, Dragon Emperor and all relevant details but same in essence.

"Wow. So Serena you caught Arcanine, Salamence and Mismagius on your journey. Those are pretty neat Pokemon." Grace says.

"Thanks mom. Ash hasn't done too shabbily himself." Serena replies.

"I see. But Serena tell me this dear how did you become such a strong trainer. You never used to like Pokemon Battling that much as a small child. Are you still interested in Pokemon performances?" Grace asks.

"Of course mom. I have practiced some new performance routines as well. But I have also come to really enjoy battling as well." Serena replies.

"Well as long as you are happy I have no problem. Shall we have a toast to celebrate your win today?" Grace says.

"Of course. So mom that's enough about us tell me what's happening here at KIP?" Serena asks as Grace gestures to the waiter for the champagne.

"Well things are as you left them. Nothing more nothing less." Grace replies.

"Oh that reminds me Grace do you remember Clemont?" Ash asks.

"Yeah. The spectacled genius Lumiose City Gym Leader. Why?" Grace replies.

"Oh nothing. While we were journeying he stopped at Shalour City. In fact he also has a girlfriend. The Shalour City Gym leader Korrina." Ash says.

"Well that's nice. But for me the star couple will always be you two." Grace says while smiling. Ash and Serena blush upon hearing that.

"Alright a toast to you two. May you have a bright future." Grace says while raising her glass of champagne.

"Hear hear." Ash and Serena say as they join their glasses together for a toast.

(One hour Later)

"Well Ash and Serena I leave you here. Enjoy." Grace says while giving them a wink.

"We will." Ash and Serena reply while turning around and walking to their dome.

As Grace is walking towards her guest house suddenly her phone vibrates and she checks it to find a message from Diantha. She open it. It says.

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Grace please come to my Office tomorrow early morning at 7. Have certain urgent matters to discuss with you regarding Ash and Serena. It is quite serious so attendance is mandatory.

Regards

Diantha & Sycamore

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 'Serious? What can it possibly be that Diantha would call me at 7 in the morning. Better get some shut eye quickly.' Grace thinks to herself while walking away.