Hello everyone, this is another story that should have been posted a long time ago but I'm happy to say I finally finished it.  triobite asked me to write this so I hope you like it. Anyways I hope you all enjoy. :)

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Ash and Pikachu looked out one more time to the water city of Altomare, while they did save the city from being drowned it came with a heavy cost, Ash looked down a bit, his hat slightly covering his eyes, Pikachu noticed his sudden sadness and comforted him, Ash smiled and his companion and petted him a couple of times glad to have a good friend like him.

As Ash and the gang were about to leave Altomare, he noticed a familiar figure waving at them, he squinted to get a better look “Bianca?... Excuse me can you stop for a second?” The driver did what Ash told him and stopped at a dock, Ash got off and quickly ran up to the girl. She was holding something and gave it to Ash without a word confused, Ash took it then the girl leaned in and gave Ash a kiss on the cheek which startled everyone. She pulled away with a slight blush and ran off without saying a single word, “Was that Bianca… or Latias?” Misty said, her face was full of shock and a little bit of jealously was there “I don’t know but I am soo jealous!” Brock said with excitement in his voice, Pikachu smiled and tilted his head happily. Ash just stood there, it was the second time he’s been kissed but this one felt more better then the first, he wanted to know which girl kissed him, with a firm nod he ran back to the boat and put his bag there then called Pikachu to his shoulder and shouted “I’ve gotta check something, I’ll be right back!” His friends tried to call him back but he didn’t listen, they sighed and sat down to wait for him.

Altomare wasn’t as big as most cities Ash visited but it certainly was as confusing if not more then most cities he’s visited. Ash had been running around for almost 20 minutes trying to find her, when he came across a familiar spot, it was the watering hole where he first met Latias, deciding to get some water for himself and Pikachu, Ash walked up to it and turned it on. After a few minutes of resting at the watering hole Ash looked to his right to find Bianca standing there and signaling him to follow her, not wanting to lose sight of her, he immediately chased after the girl. The path they took felt familiar to Ash as he ran around the water city, and the reason he felt that way was when Bianca stopped they were at the entrance to the Secret Garden, she smiled and walked through the invisible pathway, Ash followed her in.

When Ash walked in, he took a second to admire the wondrous sight of the Secret Garden, such peaceful and beautiful place. Once Ash was done sightseeing he found Bianca sadly sitting on the swing, he walked up to her and lightly pushed her, she looked back at him and smiled, “You know you don’t need to stay in disguise, we’re safe and I know it’s you Latias” The girl shyly nodded and in a flurry of blue lights, Latias transformed back to her original form, a red and white dragon. She sadly looked back to Ash and hugged him tight, he knew why she was sad and hugged her back “I’m sorry I couldn’t save your brother” Latias pulled away and shook her head, as a way of saying “It’s not your fault”. Seeing the sadness still in her eyes Ash decided to stay for at least one more day to comfort her, Latias was happy he was going to be around for another day but it’s only for one more day, what about the rest? Ash ran out of the Secret Garden to tell Misty and Brock they are staying one more day, he left Pikachu with Latias to see if he can give her anymore comfort.

Back at the garden Pikachu awkwardly sat next to Latias, he wasn’t sure how to talk to her, Ash can’t understand what she says but he talks to her like any other person. He sighed and decided to at least say something “Soo… um we’re gonna stay another day uhh does that make you feel better?” Latias looked back at the nervous mouse and smiled sadly “It does but…. I wish Ash and you could stay with me forever…” Pikachu’s eyes widen “Really?” she nods “I’m sure he wants to help you as much as he can but Ash has other stuff he needs to do, like beating the Johto league and continuing his adventures.” Latias sighs and looks at Pikachu “I know that but I still want him to be with me..” Pikachu frowns, and then he looks at the swing, he gets on it “Could you push me? Maybe that can help you feel slightly better” She shrugs and lightly pushes Pikachu, the more she did it the more her thoughts drifted out on the events of that day. The race, meeting Ash and then getting saved by him, when she thought about the thieves who almost drowned her city she unknowingly pushed Pikachu too hard and sent him flying high, she gasped and flew up to catch him in her arms but when she got under him a random Yanma flying around bumped into her. Next thing Latias knew when she looked up Pikachu fell directly into her gaping mouth, she blinked a couple of times and accidentally swallowed, not really knowing Pikachu was there. When Latias felt squirming in her belly it was then she realized she ate Pikachu, not really believing she just did that she poked her somewhat bulged belly and felt more squirming, while Latias was scared she just ate her friend, it actually felt good to have Pikachu in there, she layed down on the grass and rubbed her belly to calm him down, then a crazy idea came to her head to keep Ash here longer, she smiled and kept rubbing “Don’t worry, soon Ash will be with you in there”

About an hour later Ash found himself back at the entrance of the Secret Garden, he got lost on his way back, luckily he found Lorenzo so he managed to find his way back. He saw Latias and ran over to her and sat down “Hey I just talked with Misty and Brock and they said it would ok for us to stay another day!” Latias looked at him and smiled brightly, he’s going to stay longer than that. Ash realized something important and looked around “Latias, do you know where Pikachu is?” She shook her head, in her mind she was giggling, of course she knew and he was going to find him soon. Not wanting to drag this out she poked Ash to get his attention, once he was looking at her she pointed at the swing “Do you want to me to go on the swing?” She nodded “Umm alright”

Ash got up and sat down on the swing, Latias went behind him and lightly pushed him, he wasn’t sure why she wanted to push him, since in his mind it would be better for him to push her but whatever made her happier he should go with it. She stopped pushing and Ash looked back at her “Why did you stop-” Was all he got out before Latias tackled him to ground “Hey what are you doing?!” She grabbed him and blushed, then slowly stuffed him into her mouth, Ash doesn’t know what’s happening but he was panicking, he flailed his arms and legs to get her to stop. Latias ignored him and lifted Ash high to start swallowing him down. She quickly gulped Ash’s feet in and swallowed hard, watching the bulge he made, she giggled and followed it with a claw. She then felt Ash enter her belly, she looked back at it and blushed heavily, now the boy she loved has to stay with her and the thought that he has too stay made her really happy. She smiled and rubbed her belly “Sorry Ash but I need you to stay here for longer then just one day, don’t worry I’ll release you when I’m better” Of course Ash didn’t listen cause he was panicking and he didn’t understand her.

The next few days was quite hard for Latias, she had to keep Bianca and Lorenzo from finding out she ate Ash and Pikachu, even though she won’t harm them she is sure she would be scolded for eating them. Luckily Ash and Pikachu stopped squirming after the first day they were in her belly, either they ran out of energy or they know she just wanted to keep them close without hurting them, regardless she’s glad they stopped since if she’s caught then she can say she ate a lot that day and Bianca would believe her.

A week later Latias woke up feeling a lot better and decided that she would release the two in her belly. When she spat them out, she was worried Ash would be furious at her though she knew that would be a natural reaction for anyone who’s been stuck in a belly for a week but to her surprise he merely shook it off. The last thing Ash did was give her a hug and say he would return to her one day. When Ash left on the boat, Latias was invisible and flying high, she stared at him until he was out of sight. “Goodbye Ash, I hope you come back to me..”