Every Journey has an End

This chapter will focus on Ash's return home to his friends, old enemies, rivals and family only to discover someone is missing in his life.

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(Ash's POV).

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After a long hard battle with Neo Plasma ending in victory I decided to head down to the beach in Nuvema Town where my adventure started. I sat down and looked into the horizon and began to remember everything while thinking about home and how everything would have been shattered if Neo Plasma got their way, I thought about how lucky we were when I had to rescue Hilda from a mad man. "Pikachu it's time to head home" I said to my yellow partner standing next to me.

We went to the airport about to board our plane when we heard the familiar voice that became my light during our battles, "Ash wait up there is something I have to say before you go!" Hilda yelled out while running up to me "Don't board the plane just yet!" she said before jumping into a hug that almost sent me falling to the ground.

"Hilda why are you here?" I asked her returning the embrace as the man taking the tickets decided to wait for us to finish.

"Please don't go Ash I want to stay with you forever" Hilda stated as tears started to cascade from her eyes. "Ash I love you" Hilda declared while still hugging me.

I pulled Hilda away and looked at her beautiful blue eyes for a moment with a smile while moving in until our lips met setting off fireworks in my head again, we stayed in the passionate kiss until we let go for air. The ticket master called over to me asking if I wanted to get onto the last flight of the day. "Hilda I have to go I need see my family and friends here take this Pokémon" I said handing Zekrom's pokeball to Hilda before walking onto the plane.

"Ash will I see you again?" She asked with a smile I turned around and smiled at her as they door shut before I could respond forcing me

to take my seat on the plane. I looked out the window to see her mouth was moving but sadly I couldn't make out what she was saying, she started to wave at me and I waved back with a smile.

The plane took off and flew into the distance with me on it and the destination was Kanto my home region "I wonder how the people at home are going and if Cerulean City has a new gym leader yet" I thought to myself during the flight. I fell asleep thinking of what happened during my journey but every one of my thoughts were dominated by Hilda the young woman that I fell in love with.

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(Several hours later)

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The flight landed in my home region of Kanto I had been awake for the last hour watching the sunrise before the doors of the plane opened letting the passengers out of the plane. I walked out slowly sucking in the fresh air for the first time on the Kanto region. "Pikachu let's go see how mom is going" I told my little Pokémon who jumped up on to my shoulder.

We immediately walked to a small City with a many houses with tree lined pathways and a small shopping complex with the gym Situated in the middle of the City, "So Cerulean City hasn't changed much still a quiet place" I said while looking around as I walked closer to the gym to see a closed sign on the gym, "Why is the gym closed?" I asked curiously as I ran closer.

Upon reaching the gym I knocked on the door of the gym but no response I pushed the door open only to be greeted by a Hyper Beam I quickly moved out of the way of the powerful attack. I looked up to see a large blue serpentine Pokémon with a large gapping mouth glaring at me. "Misty's Gyrados no wonder no one is here at the moment" I said to myself "I better find it's pokeball Serperior keep Gyrados busy for me" I called out for the royal grass Pokémon.

"The only place to look for it is in Misty's room, Pikachu go and help Serperior" I said told Pikachu while running towards Misty's room. I opened to door turned on the lights and tried to find a pokeball only to find that only one of them was there I picked it up and went back to the gym where Gyrados was still fighting with Pikachu and Serperior "I hope this works" I said to myself as I held out the pokeball in order to return Gryados with amazing luck the pokeball activated as a red beam hit the large Pokémon returning Gyrados to the pokeball. "I think I will keep you with me" I said as I walked out of the gym.

I exited the gym only to bump into one of Misty's sisters "Ash is that you?" she asked with a smile "and you exited the gym no one has been able to enter it because Gyrados wouldn't let anyone into the gym without firing a Hyper Beam at them" she said with a frown.

"Hi Daisy how are things going" I asked Misty's sister as I pulled out one of the pokeballs in my possession "I am taking Gyrados with me" I said with a smile "so now you can reopen the gym for the trainers" I told her before leaving the area.

"Take care of Gyrados for Misty alright, we were planning on closing the gym after Misty's death but I think we might hold interviews for a water specialist to run this gym instead" Daisy stated with a grin. "Thanks for your help Ash" she said before entering the gym to see how much damage was caused by Misty's Gyrados.

"Well I better head off to see Brock he must be busy with his studying" I told Pikachu as we exited the city and headed to Mount Moon "hey Pikachu do want me to surprise Professor Oak?" I asked my partner Pokémon who just looked at me with a cheeky grin before nodding in approval.

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(About a day later).

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I had been at Mount Moon for the last day trying to find a really rare Pokémon but had no luck until I found it wondering by "there it is a Clefairy" I said pointing out to a small pink Pokémon skipping in front of me and Pikachu. "Quick Pikachu use Thunder Bolt" I instructed my Pokémon for the attack Pikachu charged up for the attack and unleased a mighty blast of lightning at the unsuspecting normal type Pokémon. The attack landed causing significant damage this gave me a chance to throw a pokeball at the Clefairy, the pokeball wobbled from side to side until the red and white device confirmed my capture of the little Pokémon. I waited for a second knowing that in this region the extra Pokémon were teleported to the regional professor "this will cause Oak to jump out of his shoes" I said to myself in a fit of laughter as the pokeball disappeared.

We walked out of the mountain to find myself in a green field with trees dotted in different locations "this will be a nice time to set up camp for the night" I told Pikachu who was looking tired from not having any sleep for the last day. After the sun set and having dinner with the Pokémon I decided to lay down for some sleep "I wonder how Hilda is going" I thought to myself "she is probably a mess now" I stated with a nervous laugh as I began to think to myself as my fingers touched my lips knowing that I still haven't recovered from the kiss I had with Hilda "maybe I made a mistake when I left Hilda."

After sleeping for the night I picked myself up and packed everything away to begin my walk to Pewter City to catch up with Brock. It had been quiet all day before the storm clouds started to gather "come on why does this happen to me all the time?" I asked as Lightning started to streak across the sky, I started to run before it started to rain I stopped running as we made it to the entrance of Pewter City and looked around to find a small city as the rain started to fall.

I looked around for a little while trying to remember where things were since it had been a few years since I came to Pewter City "You know after I am done with my studies today we can go out to dinner tonight" said a an older man with tan skin, brown hair, orange shirt, black jeans before being turned down by the woman he was hitting on.

"So Brock you still don't have any luck with women" I stated with a laugh.

"Even the ghost of my best friend is laughing at me" he said before he started to walk away.

"Turn around idiot!" I yelled out in annoyance before he disappeared into the distance "Pikachu use Thunder Bolt" I instructed my pokemon before my partner pokemon unleashed a mighty blast of lightning towards my best friend, after the attack Brock hit the floor "I guess you over did it buddy" I said with embarrassment.

Brock picked himself up to look for where the large bolt of lightning originated from "I know that Thunder Bolt from anywhere" he said with a smile as he turned around to discover that I was standing right behind him. "You know you could have said you were alive" Brock said with a smile.

"Yeah and you still would've walked away" I said with a laugh "Amazing really Kanto didn't know what was happening over in Unova but that could have changed in an instant" I said with a frown.

"What was that Ash?" Brock asked me thinking that I was going nuts.

"Nothing Brock so how are the others going?" I asked Brock who led me to the gym as the rain started to get heavier. We made it to the gym and brock started to make lunch for his guests "So Brock how many people are you cooking for?" I asked my best friend who stayed quiet while cooking but that all changed when five people walked into the room.

The first to walk in was a younger female with blue hair, pink boots and mini skirt, white knee length socks and black vest over a white sleeved shirt. "I don't believe it Ash you're alive" she said in shock before smiling "we all thought you were dead" she stated with a frown as another female walked in this time with short brown hair wearing a red shirt trimmed with white at the bottom, black denim shorts, white gloves with black finger covers and a red Bandana.

"Ash we thought we lost you" she said in a burst of tears.

"Yeah I thought I lost someone whom I thought was my brother" a familiar voice pointed out with a smile. He was wearing a blue shirt and black jeans walked into the room.

"Hey Dawn, May and Max how have you been" I asked in a nervous laughter. "I bet you caught lots of Pokémon over the years" I remarked happily as two more walked into the room one of them was a smug man with green hair wearing a black jumper, purple vest and light blue jeans and the other was a man who seemed to lack a smile every time with purple hair wearing a blue and black jacket, black shirt and jeans. "Hey Paul and Drew how have you been?" I asked them as they walked in.

"I thought that I was never going to battle you again Ash" Paul stated with a sly grin "but I guess Dawn's reassurance that you were alive sort kept that hope up for me" he said with a laugh before he walked up to me raising his fist and knocking me to the ground with a single punch. "Don't make us worry like that again if you ever want to be my rival again" Paul said in anger.

"Alright we will have our battle but in Unova" telling Paul about the new region as everyone in the room just looked at me strangely "that's right I am going to catch some new Pokémon to take to Unova with me" I said with a grin. Brock walked in to the room serving the food out for everyone "I need to go somewhere for a moment to think about something" I said as the group just looked at me.

I walked out of the room and outside to see the clouds disappear into the distance "Ash are you alright?" Brock asked me with concern.

"Yeah I am fine" I responded with a fake smile.

"Ash you're a poor liar" he stated with a smile as I pulled out a photo of Hilda "Wow she's cute what happened?" he asked me seriously.

"I had to come back here to see everyone" I answered with a smile "she is the reason why I am suggesting that Paul and me take our rivalry to Unova" I stated while looking at the photo showing Hilda wrapping her arms around me with a bright smile and me with no smile.

"And Ash where is your smile in this photo?" Brock asked pointing out the obvious lack of smiling.

"This photo was taken after a major battle in Nimbasa City" I said with a frown. "it was a gloomy time for everyone after a major battle in one of the major cities of the new region, so people decided it would a good idea to throw a festival" pointing out what happened in Unova "a clown asked us to have a photo she didn't hesitate for a second" telling Brock proudly as I started to walk off with Pikachu.

"Tell everyone I expect to see them in Unova" I demand with a smile

"Will do Ash" Brock responded with a smile, "thanks for the visit Ash" Brock said appreciatively "where are you going now?" he asked me knowing the answer.

"I am going home for now" I told Brock with a smile before leaving for home. I walked into the distance for a short time "well that was better than going to individual regions right buddy and it seems I have renewed a rivalry as well" I said with a proud smile as we walked into Viridian Forest.

We had been in the tree infested forest for some time bug Pokémon were crawling all over the place with occasional Butterfree fluttering overhead while Manky's were jumping from tree to tree. "Hey Pikachu I wonder if Pidgeot is still flying in Viridian Forest?" I questioned my little yellow Pokémon "I remember the day I caught him I was such a fucking rookie at the time not knowing the basics" I said with a laugh before a large bird pokemon flew over my head sending me to the ground "What the hell was that?" I asked as the bird pokemon mostly brown in color with a tan underside red and yellow plumage and tail feathers landed in front of me.

I was in shock to find it was one of my original pokemon and it didn't look happy for some reason until I realized a promise that I made eight years ago. "Pidgeot nice to see you again" I said with a smile until I was hit with a powerful gust attack, "okay I get it you're pissed off at me for breaking a promise, so how about it want to rejoin my team again?" I asked the large bird like pokemon "But you will be sent to Professor Oak's alright buddy" I said with a laugh before throwing a pokeball at it and sending it to Professor Oak's lab.

After a quick trip through the forest I was in Viridian City hoping not to bump into Team Rocket who have left me alone for four years now but luck wasn't on my side as I bumped into a blue haired man dressed in black trousers and jumper with a red 'R' on his jumper, a red head with the same uniform and their talking Meowth. "Why does my luck suck these days?" I asked as the trio spotted me.

"The twerp we thought you were dead" James said with a frown, "we were planning to capture your Pikachu when you returned from your trip" he said with a sly smile.

"Things never change and I was counting on that as well" I said with a return smile "You seem busy as well were you promoted?" I questioned them with a smile.

"Of Course we were promoted" Jessie said with a grin "but we won't be chasing you for a while since we have a special mission in a far off region" she said with a frown.

"The Unova region right?" asking them hoping they would start chasing me for Pikachu knowing how I missed it.

"What have spying on us?" Meowth asked with his paw pointed out towards me.

"Just a guess that's all" I responded with a smile. "I will be heading to the Unova Region soon" I said with a smile.

"Then consider our enemy status renewed" the trio said in unison before going in our separate directions.

"Well Pikachu things will never change right buddy" I said with a laugh as we walked out of the city not wanting to linger in the city and wanting to get home as soon as possible. "But you know something Pikachu something is missing" I told my little buddy as I pulled out the picture of Hilda and me out thinking about the battles we had and the lessons she taught me.

After walking some distance I collapsed onto the ground from sheer exhaustion as the sight of my home town greeted me in the process. "Ah the green fields of Pallet town dotted with small houses and Professor Oak's lab on the highest Hill fuck I missed being home" I told myself while describing the town to Pikachu.

I walked gingerly to a small red roofed house only to be greeted by Mr. Mime a pokemon the has been loyal to mom for many years, "hey Mr. Mime how's mom been?" I asked the human shaped pokemon, Mr. Mime jumped around in excitement causing a lot of noise causing the door to open revealing a woman with a pink shirt and a blue skirt to walk out of the house.

"Ash is that you?" she asked as she ran up to me to check as Pikachu jumped on my shoulder, "Ash it is you I thought I lost my son" She said as she gave me a hug.

"Hey mom what you cooking?" I asked my mom as we walked into the door, I looked around to see that much hasn't changed as my photo dropped out of my pocket causing mom to pick it up.

"Wow Ash she is pretty I am glad you sort of moved on after that disaster" mom stated with a proud smile, "what is she like?" mom asked with a smile on her face.

"Yeah it took me a long time to do so and I had to fight in a war in her home region" I said with relief, "She is a fantastic person, she helped me out a lot while I was in Unova" I stated while looking at the picture,"I will be going back to be with her soon" stating my plans to mom who just smiled, "but first I want to catch a few more pokemon" I said as I walked out of the house

After spending some time with mom I decided it was time to visit Professor Oak at the lab, I knocked on the door as loudly as possible "Alright coming there is no need to smash the door down" one of the occupants said before opening the door. "Ash so it was you who sent the rare pokemon here" an elderly man said in shock before letting me in and giving me a place to stay for a while.

"So professor how have things been" I asked the professor with a smile as a trainer walked into the place asking for a starter pokemon.

"Oh not again Kid you already have Six Eevees" the Professor pointed out as I started to laugh at the situation.

"But I want one of those Tauros that are destroying your paddock" the kid pointed out in disappointment.

"Professor can you hold the other five pokemon I got so I can get one of my Tauros for this kid?" I asked the professor with a smile I got one of the pokeballs and recalled a Tauros and handed it to the starting trainer. "Now kid I want you to take good care of this one alright" I told him with a smile.

"Gee thanks mister at least you listen to my request" the kid said thankfully before handing me an Eevee "I will give you a pokemon in return for your kindness" he said before we walked out of the lab upon hearing a familiar roar.

"Um what's your name?" I asked the new trainer as we walked out of the lab to greet the pokemon.

"My name is Brian" the trainer responded confidently.

"You better move about three meters away" I instructed to Brian before he gave me a curious look "If you don't move you will get flamed by my strongest pokemon" Brian did as I told him as a flurry of flames came crashing down on me. "Charizard you never change" I told the large orange dragon like pokemon as he landed next to me "so you want to rejoin my team again too?" I enquired with the only response being another Flamethrower "I will take that as a yes" I said before hitting the ground.

Brian left while thinking about the events that transpired a little while ago. "Oh man I don't really feel like staying in Kanto now" I said while writing a letter to mom "Charizard ready to go?" asking Charizard before grabbing the rest of my pokemon and flying off to Vermillion City.

After reaching Vermillion City I booked the next flight to Unova "what tomorrow is the next flight?" I asked the sales person, she just nodded at me and confirmed that the flights later tonight were all booked out by a group of trainers I just smiled and took the next trip to the Unova region. I walked to a hotel and stayed the night.

"It seems like they wanted to battle me so much that they beat me to the next flight" I said with a grin while holding up the same picture of Hilda and me up. "Damn I look like an insensitive idiot in this picture just hold on Hilda I am on my way back" I said with a smile before falling asleep.

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(Eight hours later).

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I was still asleep until Pikachu shocked me out of bed and pointed to the clock "Oh fuck I only have thirty minutes to get to my flight" I said in panic. I ran to the main foyer and checked out before quickly running to the airport to catch my flight not taking any interest in my surroundings. After running to the airport I check in for my flight and quickly boarded the plane for the Unova Region.

"I guess I couldn't stay home after four days" telling myself as the plane took off towards the Unova Region leaving the Kanto region maybe for good. I looked on to see if I could find anyone I knew until I found three familiar people sitting in the front row leaving me to smile "I guess we will be battling very soon" I said to myself before falling asleep.

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(Hilda's POV) (Will not be as longs As Ash's) -

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In the Unova region several hours later.

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"Hilda come on you need to lighten up a bit you will see Ash again" Cheren Pointed out while I sat near a lake on a small tree lined route watching the Alomomola jumped out of the water as my arms were wrapped around my legs.

"Hilda come on you have been sad for four days" Bianca said while trying to cheer me up as I continued to look on without flinching "Hilda You tried to cheer me up when I found out my father died at the hands of Neo Plasma" she said as she walked up to me.

"Leave me alone" I requested waving my friends away "I need to think about something" I said while pulling out a picture of Ash and me "He was so serious and I am always so happy I bet that it's different now that he got rid of me" I said while looking at the photo.

"She has been looking at the photo for the last few days" I heard Bianca say as Cheren and Bianca walked away from the camp leaving me to look at the photo of me and Ash.

I sat there for another few hours not worrying about my surroundings "I might as well follow my dream" I said to myself "Ash wouldn't want me to stay like this" I said trying to pep talk myself. I picked myself up and started to walk before I fell over onto the ground, before I could pick myself up a gloveless hand grabbed my hand and helped me.

"Are you alright ma'am?" the man said as I clean myself up from all the dirt and grass that covered my shirt and legs.

"Yeah I am fine" I responded as I lifted my head, standing right in front of me was a man with black spikey hair and brown eyes "Ash is that you?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around Ash in happiness pushing back to see if it was for real only to embrace him again this time with tears of joy running down my face. "I thought you were never coming back" I said as he returned my hug never wanting to let go.

"I just couldn't stay away" Ash remarked while still hugging me "I have a present for you, do you still have Zekrom with you?" he asked me while holding out his pokeball. "I also left the rest of my Pokémon at Professor Juniper's lab" Ash told me with a smile, "This region is my new home now" Ash declared while I became excited that he was never going to leave me as we sat down near the lake front.

"Of course I still have Zekrom with me but what is in that pokeball?" I asked in a quizzical manner.

"Call out the Pokémon there's a rare Pokémon inside from my native region" he said after placing the red and white device in my hand.

"Come out whoever you are" I called for the Pokémon inside the device "It's so cute" I squealed after seeing a pink pokemon with a curly tail and small wings appear in front of me.

"This Pokémon is called a Clefairy" Ash pointed out with a smile knowing that I was happy with the gift that he gave me before calling out Zekrom "You know something Zekrom you should be free and not confined inside a Pokeball" Ash declared to the large black Pokémon but Zekrom wouldn't budge wanting to stay with Ash.

"Ash I think Zekrom wants to stay with you" I pointed out happily as he recalled the legendary Pokémon back to its pokeball before we walked off towards Accumala Town and towards our next adventure little did we know the next adventure was going to happen very soon. "Cheren, Bianca I am going with Ash I will see you around" I said while waving towards my best friends.

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