Ash and Serena Ketchum are soon-to-be parents, happily married and living in Pallet Town. But when a war breaks out between their home regions, Ash finds himself being drafted for a war he doesn't wish to fight in. This story follows Ash's physical struggles as he attempts to survive a deadly war in order to return home to his family, and Serena's emotional trials as she tries to raise a daughter alone in a region that despises her for simply being Kalos-born. Rated T for depictions of war and for racist characters. Amourshipping, AshXSerena. Cavaliershipping, GaryXDawn. PikachuXSylveon. Ash is 23 when the war begins, while Serena is 21.