"Why are you so surprised? I can get tired, can't I?" Ash said, his expression turning sour.
"Yeah, but it's usually only because you've got to go to sleep, or something like that."
"Nice to see my old friend has so much understanding for me."
"It's not that! I... Ever since I've known you, you've been heading out to find the latest badge, or checking out the newest mystery. Even when you could settle down at your mom's house, you haven't done that for more than a little while before you head back out."
"I'm not that bad..."
The former gym leader gave his friend a level look. "You've won the league championships in Kanto, Johto and Hoenn. All three of which you won after you got the Orange League trophy. And you even went back to the Whirl Islands to make sure to win there."
"It's not about the winning."
"I know. I mean, look at what we've done. Seen legendary pokemon, met all those people, and participated in all sorts of contests... Heck, about the only thing I haven't seen you try is going for one of the Contest Halls..."
"Actually..."
"You didn't..."
"May made me," Ash said with a sheepish look, "She thought that I should see what it was like. I've won some ribbons."
"You see? So why are you so tired all of a sudden?"
"It's not 'all of a sudden'. This has been coming along for a while now, right Pikachu?"
The yellow electric type nodded. "Pika..."
"It's because I've done so much that I'm... bored. I've already become a Pokemon Master, so I've done what I set out to do. And just about everyone else have gone one to other things. I was teasing Max about girls, and then it hit me. I was doing that, and I've known him since he was a kid. Then there's you. You've settled down to be a breeder like you always wanted."
"Hey, there's got to be somebody that's still travelling. May is, isn't she?" the older man asked.
"She's the 'Contest Queen' now. They come to her, or she's invited. There's no wandering for her anymore."
"Err... Tracy?"
"Still working happily for Professor Oak."
"Richie?"
"We've done that, but we've needed to go in different directions."
"Gary?"
Both Ash and Pikachu snorted at that one. "I'm getting along a lot better with him, but I'm not about to pull him from his researching."
"Casey? Todd?"
"Casey's very happy working with the Electabuzz. And Todd's in the Safari Zone taking pictures of the Kangaskhan."
"What about Misty? Her sisters' are running the gym, right? Couldn't she leave it to them, and head out with you?"
"Misty... Uh... She's been working there just as hard, if not harder. She's probably the best leader of them, and puts on those water shows. They've got a new set of them coming up..."
"They do?"
"I called to check in with her before I left Vermillion."
"I see... But still, if you only want someone to travel with..," Brock murmured.
"That's just it. I'm not sure that I want to travel anymore. Not that I don't like actually going from place to place. I've seen so much of the world, and met a whole lot of people, but I don't think that I ever stopped. But I just don't know what I'd do if I wasn't travelling around like I have been."
"Oh... Well, I'm sure that there's something for you. I mean, you've been working with Pokemon so much, I'm sure that you can do a lot of things."
"Like what?"
"Like... We've seen a lot of wierd stuff together, so you could be an investigator, checking out wierd happenings. Or you could become a teacher, instructing the kids who want to be trainers on what they should do. Hey, you could even help in developing stuff for trainers."
"Hmmm... I guess those are good ideas..."
"You know what?"
"What?"
"This all fine, but I think that right now, you should:
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