(2 Hours Later)

"Well I must say Serena this was a nice idea. Taking a break from all the hustle bustle of KIP was just what we needed." Grace says as she smiles with Delia.

"Well with all the craziness that has come into our lives it doesn't hurt to take a break once in a while. Arceus only know that Ash and I were getting sick of Lance's G Men following us everywhere. Also by doing this we can all enjoy a nice family getaway before the Tournament starts." Serena says as she looks out of the window of the plane.

"An excellent idea Serena. I agree." Delia says as Ash comes into the room with 4 glasses and 2 bottles of champagne. He is followed by an air hostess who brings more assorted treats like Strawberries, Puffs, Moomoo milkshakes, Bacon fries etc on a tray. Everyone helps themselves to a glass.

"To Serena the most beautiful girl of my dreams." Ash says while smiling and toasting to her.

"Hear hear." Grace and Delia say in unison while smiling while Serena acknowledges the toast with lightly blushing cheeks. All 4 of them take a sip of their wine.

"In that case I propose another toast to Ash the best boyfriend a girl can hope for." Serena says with a wink causing Ash to blush and Grace and Delia to smile and giggle.

"Why thank you my sweet." Ash says as everyone takes another sip of their wine.

"Well Serena aren't we forgetting someone else as well?" Ash says causing Grace and Delia to give them both a confused look as they both smile at each other. Serena gets up and they both turn to Grace and Delia in unison with a broad smile on their faces.

"A toast to the mothers who have raised us. Who have put their blood, sweat and tears into grooming us into what we are right. A toast to those without whose support, protection, guidance and love we would not be where we are. We love you mom." Ash and Serena say in unison as Grace and Delia get emotional and wipe a few tears.

"Oh you two come here." Grace says as the 4 of them share a emotional group hug.

(Meanwhile in a secretive desolate location in the Kanto Region)

"Alright dad you sent for us?" Calem says as he walks into the office with his sister Ariel.

"Yes I did. Take a seat." Giovanni says as his chair turns around revealing a Persian curled in his lap. Calem and Ariel take the seats in front of them.

"So did you think over the proposition I put before you last night?" Giovanni says.

"Well we did." Ariel says.

"And?" Giovanni asks in a hopeful tone.

"We will do it. When you rule the world we want to rule beside you." Calem says causing Giovanni to give a proud malicious smile.

"Very well follow me." Giovanni says in a soft ominous tone as he pushes a statue kept on his desk causing the bookshelf behind him to slide to reveal a secret passageway to the surprise of Calem and Ariel.

"Dad what's through there?" Calem asks.

"Your destiny." Giovanni says as he walks though the passageway.

"Well come on." He says causing Calem and Ariel to follow suit following which the bookshelf moves automatically to hide the passageway once more.

(2 hours Later)

"The last time we were here you won the master class Serena dear." Delia says as everyone gets of the plane.

"Yes. That was your best performance so far. It was beautiful." Grace says as Serena gives them both a bow.

"So what's the plan of action?" Ash asks after he has finished loading everyone's luggage into Serena's limousine.

"Well I was thinking like this. Why not we go for our lunch. Then we set of for a little trek. There was this lovely place I spent sometime with my Pokemon a day or two before the master class. The walk is through the woods. It's quite good. The scenic beauty, lush pastures, sparkling dew drop falling from the trees, Pokemon calling to each other, Pristine water flowing in the scene and the air which feels so good that you would want to get drunk on it." Serena says.

"That sound lovely." Delia says to everyone's agreement.

"Then after we come back after our tiring trek it will be evening. Nothing like a spa to relax ourselves. Following which we return to the airport and then back to KIP within 3 hours around dinner time." Serena says causing Grace and Delia's eyes to become lively upon hearing the word spa.

"Well that is decided so let's get going." Ash says as everyone starts walking towards the car.

Ash gets the door and opens it. "Madam." He says as he gestures Serena to go in first.

"Why thank you kind sir." Serena says in a sweet playing along voice with a faint blush on her cheeks while getting in.

"I didn't know my little boy had become such a gentleman." Delia says as she gets in after Serena.

"Well I wonder whose influence could be responsible for that?" Ash asks Grace is a rhetoric playful manner.

Grace smiles, pats Ash's face and then gets in as well.

"Come on Pikachu." Serena says as Pikachu leaps of Ash's shoulder and jumps onto his favorite position in Serena's lap.

Ash smiles on seeing that, enters last and then closes the door.

"Bristol Hotel. Tout Suite Harry." Serena says while stroking Pikachu.

"We'll be there in no time Serena." Harry says as the car starts moving.

(1 Hour Later)

"You were right. This restaurant is just as good as Le Cirque if not more." Grace says as she inspects the ambiance while taking a seat.

"Actually this restaurant and Le Cirque are 2 restaurants from the same franchise." Serena says.

"Really I didn't know that! How did you know that?" Grace asks.

"Well before I went away last time one Ash's advice I went to try to buy this chain of 2 restaurants seeing as how fond I was of it." Serena says.

"What? You wanted to buy Le Cirque & this restaurant? Do you have any idea how expensive these restaurants are?" Grace says in a concerned tone.

"Yup I know I was just 3.5 million Poke Francs short even after all the money I got from my business deal after retaining my position." Serena says while sweat dropping.

"Good. I didn't want you blowing up your savings just so that you could buy these 2 outrageously expensive restaurants." Grace says in a more relieved tone.

"Well." Serena starts causing Grace to peer into her eyes again.

"Well what Serena?" Grace asks in a serious tone causing Serena to go quiet for a moment.

"When Palermo found out what I was trying to do she bought 60% of the chain and I bought the remaining 40% of it." Serena says quickly causing Grace and Delia to go blank for a minute.

"Told you that would happen." Ash says to Serena earning him a stern look from Delia.

"What were you thinking? You couldn't afford it so you asked Palermo to help out! She has earned her money by doing hard work. Just because you couldn't afford the restaurant chain that doesn't mean you should ask your mentor for help. How could you do this? You didn't think of even telling me about this." Grace says in a loud voice.

"No no. Don't get me wrong. I was going to drop the deal but Palermo with her vast network of contacts found out and she herself told me she had been wanting to buy the chain for quite a while but was looking for a partner to run it. She insisted on me being her partner. Please you can ask her yourself when you see her next time. Just don't get mad." Serena says quickly while trying to pacify her mother.

"Why wait when I am already here." A voice says causing all 4 of them to get surprised. They all turn to find Palermo standing.

"Palermo what are you doing here?" Serena says in a surprised tone.

"Well I just came to inspect the 1 of the 2 restaurants I bought with you as my partner. I came her for an inspection and look who I found." Palermo says while giving a warm smile.

"Palermo I am sorry for what Serena did regarding these 2 restaurants. Please accept my sincerest apologies." Grace says to which Palermo stops her.

"It's not Serena's fault. I was actually wanting to buy the chain myself. But I was having difficulty finding a partner who would invest that kind of money while giving me the majority stake. So in reality I should be the one apologizing for insisting Serena invest in the endeavor." Palermo says.

"Well I know whatever decision you take will be for Serena's well being. But next time just keep me in the loop. I am her mother. I have a right to know." Grace says in a more relieved and calm tone.

"Of course I shall. Well I must take my leave now." Palermo says while turning around attempting to leave.

"Wait Mrs. Palermo. Where are you going? Why don't you join us?" Ash offers her.

"Young man I must decline this request. I am late for a meeting. But it was good to run into you 2 here. I thought I would see you two tomorrow. But I guess this was even better. You know what. This meal is on me. Have whatever you like. Consider it a treat celebrating our partnership association." Palermo says.

"Palermo you shouldn't." Serena says only to be cut off.

"Nonsense. You shouldn't tell me what I should do and what I shouldn't. This meal is on me. That is that. I will see you tomorrow in KIP." Palermo says in a final way as she walks out of the restaurant.

"Well I guess that's that. Who are we to refuse such a gracious offer?" Ash says causing Serena to suppress a giggle.

"Well let's order but next time Serena do tell me before you make such big decisions regarding your life." Grace says as she opens the menu card in front of her.

"I will." Serena says as everyone begins going through the selection of dishes available.

(45 Minutes Later)

"Delicious." Serena says as she and Ash finish their spaghetti and meatballs in tomato based sauce.

"Indeed. That Ravioli was divine." Delia says.

"So was that Chocolate Mousse with Vanilla Ice cream and Mango Jelly." Grace says.

"Alright now that this is over. Let's meet outside in exactly 1 hour. Then we shall go on the trek." Serena says.

"Whatever the Queen orders." Ash says while getting up.

"Hear hear." Grace and Delia reply in unison after following suit.

(2 hours 30 minutes Later)

"Serene we have been walking for 90 minutes straight. Can we take a breather please." Grace says while she and Delia and heavily panting.

"Well it's only half an hour away. But let's stop for a bit after all you are not as young as you used to be." Serena says while laying her bag pack to the ground.

"Anyone needs water?" Ash asks after drinking some.

"Please pass it here." Delia says as she takes the bottle out of Ash's hands and starts drinking in the middle of the gasps of air. After drinking her fill Delia passes the bottle to Grace who also drinks the water before passing it back to Ash.

"Alright let's go." Serena says as she and Ash get their bag packs on.

"What we just stopped. Our feet are still aching." Grace says.

"Oh come on it's just half an hour away besides Ash and I are carrying the baggage. If you don't know that this pain you are referring to doesn't exist anywhere apart from your mind." Serena says.

"Spare me that Dragon Emperor's philosophy. I am not moving an inch for at least 10 minutes." Grace says in a final way. Serena lets out a sigh then tosses a Poke-ball to release Rhyhorn.

"Rhyhorn sweetie will you carry Mom and Delia for me." Serena asks to which Rhyhorn agrees.

"Alright here you go. Climb on." Serena says.

"Well it seems you have been taking good care of Rhyhorn." Grace says as she climbs onto Rhyhorn's back after Delia.

"Thanks. Now let's go." Serena says as she and Ash start walking with Rhyhorn carrying Grace and Delia.

(20 Minutes Later)

"Wow. Exquisite." Grace says as she gets of Rhyhorn and takes a look around.

"It's like a paradise." Delia says as she looks down into a pristine valley where there are all kinds of flower in bloom with all sorts of Pokemon playing. Further down the valley Couriway town can be seen. On the other end there is a crystal clear stream which separates the clearing where the 4 are located from the local mountainous terrain.

"Well I told you it will be beautiful. Didn't I?" Serena says.

"Yes you did. It's just." Ash says before stopping. he becomes frustrated and says "Argh what's the word that I was thinking of. Ah yes Pure. This place is just pure." Ash says as he recalls the word.

"Yup that's exactly what I thought when I came here with Delphox and Sylveon." Serena says as she remembers the day she found it.

"Really what happened. Did you guys go somewhere? Or did you just stay around here." Ash asks.

"Mostly we just relaxed here. We ate Poke-puffs and roamed around a bit." Serena replies.

"Cool." Ash says as he sees Pikachu playing Catch with Rhyhorn.

"That hits the spot." Grace says as she and Delia put their sore feet into the cool running water of the stream.

"Ash Serena. Come put your feet in as well. It's not cold but very cool and relaxing." Delia says to the pair.

"Yup we are coming." Ash says as he takes Serena's hand and runs off to join the 2 mothers in their time of bliss.

(30 Minutes later)

"I know it's been almost half and hour but I don't want to move an inch." Grace says to which Delia agrees.

"Well we need to go back at some point of time. But but no need to rush. We can stay here for another 40 minutes or so." Serena says as everyone agrees and closes their eyes to enjoy the harmony in peace.

Suddenly a rustling noise is heard causing Ash and Serena to get cautious.

"Mom. Stay alert we are not alone." Serena says as they shake Grace and Delia to get wary as well.

"Follow me quick and keep quiet." Serena says as she leads Ash, Grace and Delia to hid behind some big boulders.

"What is it Serena?" Grace whispers.

"I am not sure. But we are not alone." Serena says as she and Ash look around intently.

"There." Ash says when he points to a Noivern which is flying on top of a mountain.

"I see it. It's a Noivern. What's there to panic about?" Grace says.

"That Noivern is almost twice as big as a normal Noivern." Serena replies before turning to Ash.

"What is he doing here?" Serena asks Ash who shrugs his shoulders indicating he doesn't know.

"Who is he Serena?" Delia asks in a hushed tone.

"Dragon Emperor of course. He is riding his Noivern but the question is why is he here?" Serena says.

Suddenly the Noivern pulls into a steep nose dive and after nose diving for a while then suddenly opens his wings just before hitting the treeline. It shoots over the treeline with incredible speed with the trees shaking violently as it flies over them. Suddenly it again starts to fly directly upwards and starts gaining altitude fast.

"What's he doing?" Grace asks Serena and As who are observing the whole scene in pin drop silence.

"How would we know? Now keep silent will you?" Ash and Serena reply in unison.

Suddenly Noivern reaches the level of the crowd and they get their heart in their mouth when they see Dragon Emperor free fall to the ground at an ever increasing speed with Noivern flying exactly where it was.

"Whats he doing?" Grace asks in a panicked state.

"I think the more important question is why is his Noivern not flying down to catch him before he hit the ground?" Serena replies in a concerned yet calm state as she sees Dragon Emperor's free falling body is not far from colliding with the ground.

Suddenly Noivern dives down after the Dragon Emperor with the speed of a bullet. All 4 watch the spectacle with baited breath and with hearts in their mouth. Seconds before he is about to hit the ground Noivern manages to get under his free falling body. Dragon Emperor lands on Noivern's back on his two bent legs and 2 hands and both Noivern and Dragon Emperor manage to pull out the vertical falling velocity and fly out together in horizontal direction with very fast speed.

"He's coming this way. Get down." Serena says as she sees Dragon Emperor and Noivern flying towards their direction with great speed.

As all 4 of them are bent down between the rock they see Noivern fly above them so fast that all they can see is a blackish purple blur. They get up and see Noivern flying normally at a reduced pace.

"Wait a minute. Where is he?" Ash says as he sees Dragon Emperor not present on the flying Noivern's back.

"I am right here." Dragon Emperor says from behind them causing all 4 of them to get jump in surprise at this sudden appearance.

"Dragon Emperor you need to stop freaking people out like that." Ash and Serena say in unison.

"That may be but the more important question is what are you 4 doing here when you should be away at KIP enjoying?" Dragon Emperor asks.

"U mm. We came here for a family getaway. We didn't know you would be here." Serena says.

"I see. It would appear that you too have found this little stretch of paradise near Couriway town. I take it you came here for a picnic or something similar?" Dragon Emperor asks.

"Yes you are right. We came out here for a trek." Ash replies.

"I am always right." Dragon Emperor says causing the 4 of them to sweat drop.

"If you don't mind me asking what were you doing? Trying to kill yourself?" Ash asks to which Dragon Emperor laughs.

"You almost died. Your bones would have been ground to dust had that Noivern made a split second delay in catching you and you find it amusing?" Delia asks as Noivern comes and lands next to Dragon Emperor.

"Calm down that was just a treat for my Noivern for the good job he did for keeping a look out on Ash while he was training in the wild for 3 months." Dragon Emperor replies causing all 4 of their jaws to drop.

"That was a treat?" Grace asks in a bewildered tone.

"Yes it was. You see my Noivern is very fond on Dragon Jumping." Dragon Emperor replies while putting Noivern back in it's Poke-ball.

"Dragon Jumping?" Serena asks in an inquisitive tone.

"Dragon Jumping is a maneuver where the trainer jumps of the back of a Dragon type capable of flying from a very high altitude. As the trainer falls the Dragon type stay exactly where it is. Depending on the distance to ground, speed, acceleration etc the Dragon type then goes into a nose dive at a faster pace than trainer. The condition is that the time of the dive must be timed so that the trainer who lands on the back of the Dragon does so in such a way that he does not hurt himself or hi Dragon. In this case the Dragon acts as a decelerator agent for the trainer and just a second before colliding with the ground the Dragon must pull out of the vertical motion and go into a horizontal motion with the an increased speed of the momentum provided from the vertical nose dive. It is the backbone of the ancient art of Dragon back combat. Mastery of Dragon Jumping is a must for a Dragon Master." Dragon Emperor says.

Ash and Serena are ecstatic while Grace and Delia are horrified.

"Can you teach us?" Ash and Serena ask in unison causing Grace and Delia to get even more panicked.

"Sure why not." Dragon Emperor replies to which Ash and Serena fist bump each other while Grace and Delia are about to object to this decision.

"Then I can hack into your bank account and buy myself properties over all the regions. Don't you think so Serena." Dragon Emperor says causing Ash and Serena to realize that his first yes was sarcastic in nature. The mothers breathe a sigh of relief.

"Dragon Jumping takes years of practice, focus and nerves. Before learning to run at least learn to crawl." Dragon Emperor says causing Ash and Serena to get disappointed.

"U mm." Ash begin to say something before being cut of by Dragon Emperor.

"You can U mm all you want but my answer is no. While no one in the history of Pokemon masters has died from learning Dragon Jumping but what future awaits either of you if you try it without my supervision has just been aptly described by Ash's mom already a few moments ago." Dragon Emperor says.

"Actually it's not that. What I wanted to ask was regarding an event taking place tomorrow at KIP." Ash says.

"Go on." Dragon Emperor says.

"Well." Ash says as he explains to Dragon Emperor about the visit from Alola school in KIP.

"I see. No need to go ahead. You will receive my instructions by tomorrow." Dragon Emperor says.

"But I haven't asked you my question yet." Ash says.

"I know. But I also know what questions you are going to ask. Like I said you will receive instructions tomorrow. Not another word. Now it's starting to get dark so we must part ways here and you must head down to Couriway town. But before that I have a present for your mothers." Dragon Emperor says.

"For us?" Delia and Grace ask in unison.

"For them?" Ash and Serena say with equal shock.

"Yes. Here you go." Dragon Emperor says as hands both Grace and Delia a Poke-ball each.

"U mm." Both of them say in unison unsure of why Dragon Emperor is giving them a Pokemon.

"Go on. Release them." Dragon Emperor says in an encouraging tone.

"Wow a shiny Rhyhorn!" Grace exclaims as she examines the Pokemon.

"A shiny Vivillon!" Delia says as she looks at the beautiful Pokemon in front of her.

"Thank you. But why are you giving them to us?" Grace asks as both she and Delia return the Pokemon to their Poke-balls.

"A token of appreciation for allowing me to train your children. But now I must get going. Ash and Serena before you receive my instructions you will not have any further discussions regarding tomorrows event got it?" Dragon Emperor says to which Ash and Serena nod.

"What instructions? Is it regarding the Alolan Pokemon Ash and Serena got from you?" Grace asks.

"You could say that. But you will find out tomorrow. It should be quite the spectacle. Now before I leave Ash and Serena what did you learn from watching me do Dragon jumping?" Dragon Emperor asks Ash and Serena.

"U mm. That it was risky?" Ash says in bashful tone.

"Correct which is why you are not to do it without my presence. I don't want either of you ending as a heap of shattered bones and other tissues. But what else?" Dragon Emperor asks.

"You were calm throughout the course of your fall." Serena says.

"Yes. Why is that?" Dragon Emperor asks.

"Because only when you are calm can you make the right split second decision." Serena says.

"Correct but more importantly I was calm because I had nothing to worry about when I was falling. For that matter nobody has anything to worry about when they are falling. Do you know why?" Dragon Emperor asks.

"I don't know." Serena replies.

"You see it's because it's not the fall that breaks you. It's the landing." Dragon Emperor replies causing all four of them to go silent.

"Now the job that the 2 of you have is to figure out how this fits in with I told you about the journey of life." Dragon Emperor says before brandishing his cloak and teleporting away.

"That man has a penchant for drama." Delia says.

"Yes but his word though may sound charlatan like actually have a lot of depth in them." Grace says to everyone's agreement.

"Well he is not wrong that it is starting to get dark. So let's hit the road back to Couriway town." Serena says as everyone agrees and leaves.