Prologue: This is Goodbye My Friends

After years of training and traveling, 23 year old Pokémon Master Ash Ketchum has finally reached the end of the road. Or so he thought. After losing in the Unova league at the age of 16, he decided to say his farewells to Cilan and Iris and go out on his own, thinking that the reasons behind his losses were due to the many distractions caused by friends and family. After years of isolation and hard work, Ash was able to become Pokémon Master after returning to Sinnoh and winning the League there and then went on to compete and win in the Kalos, Johto, Unova, and Hoenn Leagues years later. After six long years, he is finally returning home, but something is missing and he doesn't know what it is. He thought he would be happier than he has ever been in his life after becoming Pokémon Master, and that was the case after the first few months, but as time went by the title became duller and duller. Will he find out what he is missing? Find out in this Pokéshipping story "Home is Where the Heart is".