Imagine Ash, and Gou, coming to Galar so Ash can cheer on Lance. Since he’s known the Kanto/Johto Champion for about 9-10 years now, because fuck canon age okay Ash is a big boy, and he just can’t help but pick a side. Soley because it’s Lance. And also the fact Aah wants to see Lance use the shiny Garados he helped the Champion catch all those years ago, that’s like the main reason he’s really here tbh.

And both Lance and Leon are talking to some interviewers and reporters. Suddenly Lance sees a familiar young adult with a Pikachu bouncing from shoulder to shoulder. 

Ash is talking to Gou, who has Scorbunny on his head, and not really watching where he’s going though he’s easily dodging everything that might trip him because he’s so used to walking backward and talking.

A reporter ask’s both Lance and Leon a question, and Leon’s is answering half way, when Lance immediately surged forward. The very large crowd parts as they watch in concern and wonder where Lance is going. Until they see the two boys walking and not watching where their going.

Ash’s back hits Lances chest and the young man looks up, because he’s so fucking short, and see Lance. The man is looking down at Ash with a soft smile, taking off Ash’s cap so that it stops getting crushed between the twos body.

“Oh hey, Lance.” Aah hums happily. Pikachu excitedly greets the Champion as well.

Everyone else is like “who is this boy!?!? And why is he not showing the correct respect to Champion Lance!?!?”

Lance smiles and scratches at Pikachu’s cheeks. The mouse Pokémon had hopped onto his shoulders, and he looks back down to Ash. “You gave your mother a fright.” Was his answer.

Ash smile turned sheepish, “A fright... about what??”

Lance eyes narrowed as his hand came up again to card through Ash’s hair. “The fight with the three... Ultra Beasts.” Lance voiced wavered a little at his uncertainty. “The one before your final match with Professor Kukui.”

Ash let out a soft ‘oh’ before his cheeks burst with color. “You watched the Manalo conference!” He twirled around and pointed an accusing finger at Lance, “and you didn’t even tell me.” Mock hurt filled his voice. But a loud giggle fell from his lips as Lance rolled his eyes heavily.

“Your my Godson, Ash, I wouldn’t miss a single conference. Even if the world was dying.” Ash’s bright sunny smile made Lance’s own grown. Before a very slight blush covered his cheeks. “Plus your mother would have my head if I didn’t.”

“Ever the Ursaring,” Ash commented. 

“Me or your mother?” Lance asked.

Ash just shrugged with a sillysmile as Lance reaches over to cuff the young man’s head lightly.

“Prat.” Lance joked.

“Old man.” Aah responded.

Both Lance and Ash stuck their tongues out at each other. Completely forgetting about everyone else standing before them. A large crowd had surrounded the pair and Gou, who was watching the interaction with bugged out eyes and quickly searching up Ash and the Manalo Conference.

Which quickly led him to Ash’s Champion page, and Gou sees that Ash is Champion of the Orange Islands and all of his other accomplishments. Gou soon flinches at the sight of some pictures that popped up, Ash was bruised and bloody. What looks like Kalos was in the background. Ash was giving the camera a tired peace sign as Pikachu, equally battered, was sleeping in his lap.

“You’re a Champion?!” Gou ask’s suddenly, cutting off the pair’s conversation.

Lance gave Ash a knowing look as the boy’s face burst with color again. “Yeah,” Ash stated, looking everywhere but Gou and the cameras, “it’s not something that comes up a lot, and I don’t really like how people treat me differently after they learn that tidbit.” His face falls, “it also makes traveling harder.”

“You should have signed up.” Lance butted back in, both of his hands falling on Ash’s shoulders. “It would have been amazing watching you battle against what the world calls their strongest trainers.” Lance pulled Ash closer and lifting a hand to the spreader sky.

“Ash and his original team, taking down challenger after challenger. Never wielding.” Lance was laughing as he was pushed off by Ash who wordlessly yelled ag him to back off.

“Their Pesudo-Gods,”Lance kept laughing much to Ashs dismay, “don’t think I haven’t seen you Charizard constantly fighting Articuno over the birds islands.”

“Charizard still isn’t letting go of their first fight.” Aah weakly defended. But that didn’t stop Lance.

“You’d kick my ass to be honest.” Lance tried soothing, though his laughter turned to chuckles. “Pikachu here could probably take down my whole team if it were angry enough.” Said Pokémon butted heads with Lances hand that moved to pet it.

“Whatever!” Aah huffed, face truly scarlet now. “Don’t you have a battle to get to?”

That made Lance pause, and fully recognize the surrounding people that made a semi circle around them. Leon was standing off to the side, more up the stairs, and his eyes held a fascinating glint to them as he watched Ash and Lances talk together.

“Shit.”

That got Ash and half the people to laugh. But before anyone could say anything, Lance unclamped his capes buckle and swung it in a flourished movement over Ashs shoulders. Pikachu once more jumping onto Lances shoulders, turning to look at his human partner with the black and red cape. The piece of clothing barley brushed the ground from Ashs height.

“Wha-“ Aah was about to ask before getting cut off by Lance who ruffled his hair once more.

“Be my good luck charm?” The other asked.

Huffing, it was Ash’s turn to role his eyes in amusement. “Been your good luck charm since I was ten.”

“How so?” Lance challenged.

“Garados.” Aah stated blandly. “That Pokémon is one of the sole reason why I’m here.”

“Cheering on your God Father is one of them as well?” Lance asked

“Don’t push it.” The other responded before grabbing Lances biceps and turning the Champion around and started pushing him past the crowd and up towards the stairs. Lance was laughing all the way as Ash manhandled him towards Leon.

“Cheer me on!” He called after Aah as the young man made his way back to Gou. He cackled as Ash flipped him off without looking back.

Gou soon hounds Ash, because it says here Ash has helped a lot of mythical and Godly Pokémon and also has challenged all the other Regions besides the Galar Region. But it’s more so out of mental concern for Ash because that’s a lot of stress for one person to handle, even so if it started out when he was fucking 10 years old.

Ash waves Gou’s concerns off and drags him to their seat, right between the two and down on the front row, and forcibly sits Gou down and plops both Scorbunny and Pikachu onto Gou’s lap.

“I’ll answer all your questions later.” Aah promised before the crowd roared as both Champions entered the pitch. “But for now,” a sly smile streached over his face as Ash looked back and Lance, eyes flashing blue briefly, “let’s enjoy the fight.”

Gimme that pikachu tho