Early morning.
The sunlight gently passed through the pale pink curtains and quietly shone in a cozy bedroom of Kalos Region Vaniville Town.
On the bed, a girl with long flaxen hair was still immersed in a sweet dream.
"Tweet--"
The crisp chirping of birds came from the window sill, and a sparrow was tilting its head to look at the sleeping girl.
It has an orange-red head, gray torso and Dual Wingbeat. The white V-shaped pattern at the end of the tail is particularly eye-catching among Morning Sun.
Kalos family bird--Fletchling.
"Chirp?"
Seeing that the girl was motionless, it flapped its little wings and flew to the bedside, and gently pecked the girl's cheek with its pointed beak.
"Well..."
The girl groaned, frowned slightly, raised her hand and waved, trying to drive away the little guy who disturbed her sweet dream.
"Chirp, chirp."
Fletchling didn't give in, pecked her a few more times, and screamed happily in her ear.
The girl slowly opened her eyes, looked sleepily at Fletchling in front of her, and her voice sounded soft and waxy as if she had just woken up:
"Fletchling, good morning. Why did you call me so early?"
After saying that, the girl sat up and stretched out, her long flaxen hair scattered slightly messily on her shoulders.
She brushed her hair casually, walked to the window and opened it, and fresh air rushed in, carrying the fragrance of vegetation.
"Good morning, Rhyhorn."
"Tiexi~"
On the grass not far away, Rhyhorn was taking a nap with his tail wagging. When he heard the sound, he raised his head and shook his head towards her.
At this time, a gentle voice came from outside the door:
"Serena, are you up? Breakfast is ready."
Yes, this girl with long flaxen hair and a beautiful face is none other than Kalos, the most popular heroine in all generations.
Serena!
"Here it comes, Mom!"
Serena responded, stepped on Limber's carpet with bare feet, walked to the closet, opened the door, and picked out the clothes to wear today.
When I came downstairs, the dining table was already filled with delicious breakfast.
A beautiful woman with dark brown short curly hair walked out of the kitchen. She was wearing a dark blue simple top and a bright yellow triangular hair accessory in her hair, which added a bit of liveliness.
Serena's mother, Saki.
During the meal, Saki smiled and said to her:
"Serena, there is also a very interesting Rhyhorn riding training waiting for you today."
"Oh, I know, mom."
Serena stuck out his tongue, turned around and grabbed the cycling clothes hanging on the back of the chair and went out.
In fact, she was a little tired of the Rhyhorn riding training day after day.
She Covet hopes to have a different life and see the wider world outside.
Maybe... we can still meet him.
I remember the boy who always had a bright smile on his face.
The training ground outside the house.
On the grass, Rhyhorn was scratching his hooves restlessly. When he saw Serena coming over, he immediately calmed down and shook his head excitedly.
Serena touched its rough neck:
"Be good, let's go to the east side of town for training today, okay?"
"Iron Rhinoceros."
Rhyhorn, who was agitated just now, immediately lowered her head meekly and sprayed warm breath on the back of her hand.
"I'm going up."
Serena turned on his back skillfully, and the latter took four hooves and ran towards Xiaolu in the east.
Suddenly there was a loud noise in the sky.
She looked up and saw a group of Pokémon flying towards the distance, their silhouettes looking particularly dazzling under the sunlight.
"Where are they going? Their Pokémon Journeys must be wonderful..."
Serena looked at the group of Pokémon, his eyes full of yearning.
"Tiexi~"
Rhyhorn screamed dissatisfied, as if protesting her distraction.
Serena came back to his senses and touched its head:
"Sorry, we have to speed up."
"Iron Rhinoceros!"
Rhyhorn seemed to be inspired, took four hooves, and rushed into the countryside with Serena Xiaolu.
The wind picked up the ends of her hair, and the trees on both sides retreated rapidly.
Serena tried to let go of one hand to adjust his balance, and lightly knocked the rhino's flank with the heel of his boot. The rhino immediately speeded up knowingly.
"Wow--"
Serena's laughter spread out mixed with the sound of wind.
At this moment, two figures suddenly appeared from the fork in the road ahead.
"People in front of you, be careful!"
Serena grabbed the reins fiercely, Rhyhorn let out a short neigh, and made deep marks on the ground with his front hooves, and then he stopped in front of the two boys and girls.
Serena patted his chest and exhaled:
"Fortunately we stopped..."
The two figures in front also breathed a sigh of relief, "Why is there Rhyhorn here?"
"I almost got lucky."
"Yes, yes, I need to apologize."
Serena then remembered and quickly got off Rhyhorn:
"Sorry, sorry, are you okay? No one usually walks on this Xiaolu, so I didn't control the speed..."
Serena was apologizing when he looked up and met a pair of surprised eyes.
The visitors were naturally Xiaoyun and Dawn who were passing by.
Looking at the girl in front of him who got off Rhyhorn and kept apologizing, Xiaoyun asked tentatively:
"Are you...Serena?"
Xiaoyun has also participated in the summer camp, so he is naturally impressed by this most popular heroine.
"Um... who are you?"
Serena was stunned.
If this person could call her by name, he must be acquainted with her. Judging from her appearance, she is similar in age to herself, has short black hair, and is dressed like a traveler.
Except for the person I am most familiar with, there are only two left.
If one has a hedgehog head, that is the other.
She blinked, her voice a little uncertain:
"Is it...Xiaoyun?"
As for boys, she only knew three of them from the summer camp.
If you can't recognize it, just use the elimination method.
"It's really you."
Xiaoyun chuckled:
"But that's right, this is Kalos, and it's normal to meet you."
To a certain extent, he also witnessed the bond between Ash and Serena in their childhood.
"Do you know each other?"
Dawn looked at Xiaoyun curiously, then looked at Serena, and secretly admired:
What a beautiful girl.
"This is a friend I met at summer camp when I was a kid, Serena."
Xiaoyun introduced, then turned to Serena and said, "This is my girlfriend, Dawn, who is currently preparing to challenge Kalos League."
He was the only one who went to the summer camp. As for Dawn?
Maybe at that time Dawn thought it was more fun at home than at summer camp.
"Girlfriend!"
Serena exclaimed, looking at Dawn quite surprised.
This girl is so beautiful.
As if thinking of something, a faint blush suddenly appeared on his cheeks, and he quickly stretched out his hand:
"Hello, I am Serena."
"I am Dawn, a trainer, and...Coordinator."
Dawn said, his tone a little unsure.
The command is getting smoother and smoother, and the battles are getting more and more fierce. Is she still Coordinator?
"Are you traveling?"
Serena asked, his eyes falling on the backpack behind them.
"Yes, we arrived yesterday, but there seemed to be no Pokémon Center here, so we finally pitched a tent by the river and spent the night."
Xiaoyun sounded helpless.
I don't know what happened to Rotom. I didn't adapt well to the new area or something. It was clearly positioned as Santalune City, so how did it end up as Vaniville Town.
It went right through.
"That's right, our town is relatively small and there is indeed no Pokémon Center. The nearest one is half an hour's drive away."
Serena thought for a while and invited warmly,
"But if you don't mind, come to my house to rest first. There is a spare room at home, and it's nearby."
"Then I'm sorry to bother you."
The two of them nodded quickly. After traveling for several days, it would be great to have a place to take a shower and rest.
"Mom, I'm back."
Serena stood in the entrance hall changing shoes and shouted to the door.
"Why are you back so soon, Serena, you are not serious."
Saki walked out of the house, and Fletchling, who was parked on her shoulder, saw Serena and immediately flew over and landed on her shoulder.
When he saw Xiaoyun and Dawn behind Serena, Saki was stunned for a moment. "Hey, there are guests."
"Hello, aunt, I am Serena's friend. Sorry for bothering you."
Xiaoyun bowed slightly and greeted politely.
"Don't bother me, don't bother me. Serena It's rare to bring a friend back. Auntie, it's not too late for me to be happy."
Saki said enthusiastically, and quickly took the two people to the living room. "Sit down quickly, drink tea, drink tea, don't be restrained, just treat it like your own home."
"Thank you, auntie."
Xiaoyun and Dawn nodded in agreement and took the tea cup from Saki.
The two of them chatted with Saki for a few words, nothing more than where they came from, where they were going, and what they planned to do.
Xiaoyun responded one by one, talking about his travel experience. "Our first two trips were mainly to challenge Pokémon League. This time we came to Kalos. First, we wanted Dawn to challenge Pokémon League and Pokémon Showcase here. Second, I also have some tasks to complete myself."
"Pokémon Showcase?"
Serena asked curiously, "What is that?"
Although Serena belongs to Kalos, she really doesn't know much about a performance event like Pokémon Showcase.
Just like May, she didn't know the general situation of Pokémon Contest before departure.
"It is a unique exhibition match for Kalos Region. It is somewhat similar to Coordinator's match, but it pays more attention to the cooperation and creativity between Pokémon and the trainer."
Dawn smiled and explained, "I came here just to have a good experience."
"You are all so awesome,"
Serena lowered his head, with a bit of disappointment in his voice. "I have no goals at all."
"But didn't your mother say that your goal is to participate in the Rhyhorn competition?"
Dawn asked in confusion, "I think this is also very good. It is very meaningful to be able to fight side by side with Pokémon."
"I don't know either."
Serena sighed and twisted his clothes unconsciously with his fingers.
She knew there was nothing wrong with this arrangement. Her mother had always said that she was very talented in this area and that if she persisted, she would definitely become an excellent professional rider.
But I always feel that this is a little different from what I imagined.
Xiaoyun and Dawn saw what was on her mind and did not ask any further questions.
At this moment, the TV in the living room suddenly broadcast a piece of news, which attracted Serena's attention.
"... Last night, the Garchomp out-of-control incident that occurred at Lumiose City has been resolved."
"According to eyewitnesses, a trainer from Kanto successfully calmed the out-of-control Pokémon, and this incident was resolved..."
A familiar figure flashed on the screen, holding Pikachu, jumping down from the towering Prism Tower, landing steadily on the back of Garchomp, and patiently comforting it.
Of course, if the picture wasn't high in the sky, it would still be quite cute.
"That... is Ash!"
Serena The glass in his hand trembled slightly, and water drops slid down the wall of the cup and fell on the back of his hand.
But she didn't realize it, staring at the screen without blinking, and her heart beat inexplicably faster.
"That Garchomp belongs to my senior brother, right?"
"Ash is so brave. He dared to jump from such a high building. Fortunately, he was fine."
"Ash wouldn't be Ash if he wasn't courageous. This is what he can do."
After hearing the conversation between the two, Serena turned his head and looked at Xiaoyun:
"Do you also know that Ash is here?"
"Yes, we were together two days ago. Counting the time, this guy should have finished challenging Lumiose Gym."
Xiaoyun said, deliberately paused, looked at Serena's nervous expression, and continued:
"But Serena, we haven't seen each other for so long, how come you can recognize Ash at a glance?"
Of course he knew what Serena was thinking, he just wanted to push her.
"Actually..."
Serena bit his lower lip, with a bit of hesitation in his voice. "I've been looking for a chance to say thank you to Ash."
When I was a child, I accidentally got lost when I first entered a summer camp and broke my knee. It was so painful that I couldn't walk.
Just when she was helpless, a boy with a bright smile found her, took out a clean handkerchief from his pocket, and helped her bandage the wound.
"Don't be afraid, my name is Ash, I will help you find everyone."
Those words and that smile were like a beam of light, illuminating her childhood.
She had always been careful Last Resort about that handkerchief.
Xiaoyun has known about this for a long time, but he still couldn't help but praise:
Ash You guy, you were pretty good at it when you were a kid.
Anyway, Serena is such a good girl, he must play a role as a wingman.
"Then what are you waiting for? Just go if you want."
Xiaoyun encouraged. "The most important thing in life is to follow your heart, otherwise you will regret it."
Dawn, who is also a girl, also saw Serena's thoughts. Although she didn't understand why it was Ash, she still encouraged:
"Yes Serena, if you don't talk about some things now, you might never get the chance."
"Don't let yourself have any regrets."
Serena looked at the scene of Ash jumping off the stairs on TV, and his courage to move forward was almost exactly the same as back then.
However, she was still a little hesitant, but Xiaoyun's next words completely dispelled her worries.
"I heard that every time Ash goes to an area, he will find a girl to be his companion."
"Girls? Every time we go to a new area, there are them?!"
Serena eyes widened.
"So, Sinnoh seems to be Zoey, Unova is Iris, May and Misty seem to be Hoenn and Kanto."
After many years of tacit understanding, Dawn immediately understood what Xiaoyun meant and cooperated very well.
What! So many?!
Serena panicked instantly, wouldn't he have no chance?
"But I haven't found it yet,"
Xiaoyun changed the topic. "I just don't know what will happen after a while~~"
Upon hearing this, Serena's hesitation disappeared instantly.
She stood up suddenly, her eyes shining with a light she had never seen before:
"Okay, I've decided to leave tomorrow!"